Skoda has no more distributors in Kazakhstan

Due to the bankruptcy of the local distributor, the dealer holding Bipek Auto, Skoda no longer sells cars in the Kazakhstan market. According to the Russian office of Skoda, the company is currently looking for new partners in Kazakhstan. Let us remind you that Bipek Auto has been the general importer of Skoda in the republic since 2000, and since 2005 the production of Czech cars has been established at the facilities of the Asia Auto plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk.

After stopping the conveyor at the end of last year, Bipek Auto switched to the delivery mode of finished vehicles. According to the director of the analytical agency "AUTOSTAT" Sergei Tselikov, any market is extremely important and interesting for car manufacturers of the mass segment, therefore Skoda will sooner or later return to Kazakhstan. This will require additional investments associated with finding new partners, as well as changing supply chains and building relationships with dealerships.

According to the KazAvtoProm Union of Automotive Industry Enterprises of Kazakhstan, sales of Skoda cars in the republic were 267 units in 2020, which is 75% lower than the figure for the previous year (1069 cars).