In 2025, Kazakhstan’s automotive industry demonstrated its best performance ever. The country produced 171,144 vehicles of all types (passenger cars, buses, and trucks), a 17.8% increase compared to the previous year (145,290), according to the Kazakhstan Automobile Union.
Passenger cars traditionally dominated the production, with 158,944 vehicles manufactured in 2025, up 19%. Production of commercial vehicles increased by 8% to 12,200.
Kazakhstan produces various models of popular global brands such as Hyundai, Chevrolet, and Kia, alongside Chinese brands like Jetour and JAC. Production relies heavily on semi-knockdown (SKD) assembly, where major parts are imported and assembled locally. With ongoing expansion and localization efforts to boost domestic component manufacturing, Kazakhstan aims to become Central Asia’s leading automotive production hub.
In 2025, Kazakhstan launched two new automotive plants—Astana Motors Manufacturing Kazakhstan in Almaty and Kia Qazaqstan in Kostanay.
The Kostanay Allur plant was the largest manufacturer in 2025, producing 92,100 passenger cars and trucks, a 1.8% increase from the previous year (90,515).
The Almaty Hyundai Trans Kazakhstan plant produced 52,040 passenger cars (+14.6%).
The new Astana Motors Manufacturing Kazakhstan plant produced 15,180 vehicles during four months since it began operations.
The new Kia Qazaqstan plant produced 2,885 vehicles during the first three months of operation.
The QazTehna plant in Saran, Karaganda region, produced 2,665 commercial vehicles (+69.1%).
The KAMAZ Engineering plant in Kokshetau produced 1,426 trucks (-6.4%).
Almaty-based Hyundai Trans Almaty produced 754 commercial vehicles (-5.3%).
Daewoo Bus Kazakhstan in Semey produced 341 vehicles.
The growth in production had a positive impact on employment: the number of employees in the automotive industry increased to 11,153, 62% more than in 2024.
Anar Makasheva, President of the Kazakhstan Automobile Union, believes that 2025 was a year of qualitative growth for Kazakhstan’s automotive industry: “The automotive industry has strengthened its position within the mechanical engineering structure, accounting for over 41% of its total output and approximately 8% of the entire manufacturing sector. We are seeing growing confidence among component manufacturers, new investments, with Kazakhstani automobiles gaining a more prominent place in the domestic market. Ambitious goals lie ahead to further increase localization and develop production.”
