Kazakhstan car market grew by 69% in February 2023

In February, 12,405 new cars and commercial vehicles were sold in Kazakhstan, which is 69.1% higher than a year before. According to the Association of Kazakhstan Auto Business (AKAB), in the first two months of 2023, residents of the republic purchased 23,547 cars, which is 2 times higher in compare with the same period of the previous year. According to AKAB, since the beginning of the year, Kazakhstan car market continues to grow rapidly; problems with logistics and a shortage of semiconductors are gradually fading into the background. Car production in the country is growing; importers of Chinese brands have become more active. Chevrolet remains the leader in the Kazakhstan car market in the last winter month, the result of which was 3,612 cars (an increase of 4.3 times).

Second place is kept by Hyundai, which increased sales by 55.4% to 3,458 cars. The third place is occupied by Kia - cars of this brand were sold in the amount of 1,815 units (an increase of 2.2 times). Then comes Toyota with 873 sold cars (-8.5%). As noted, the return of RAV4 crossover to the model line had a positive impact on brand sales in February. Chery finishes the top five this time, the dealers of which sold 667 cars.