Passenger car production in Kazakhstan increases by 38%

Kazakhstan produced 136,548 passenger cars in the first 9 months of 2026, a 38% increase compared with the same period last year, El.kz reports citing the Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

According to the Bureau, domestic manufacturers produced 19,377 passenger cars in September. This represents a 66.4% increase compared with September 2025.

Compared with August 2026, passenger car production rose by 35.5%.

A total of 12 enterprises are engaged in vehicle assembly in Kazakhstan. The country’s main production facilities are concentrated in two regions.

Kostanay region accounted for 50.5% of total passenger car production, while Almaty Region accounted for 49.5%.

In January–September 2026, the value of industrial output in the “Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi-Trailers” category reached 1.67 trln tenge.

The Industrial Production Index for this category stood at 129.9% of the level recorded in the same period last year.

In September, the value of manufactured products amounted to 198.4 bln tenge, representing a 25.7% increase compared with August.

Compared with September 2025, the value of industrial output increased by 10.5%.