Kazakhstan Vehicles Market in 2025 is expanding. Full-year sales grew by 15.2%, with Hyundai and Chevrolet reporting double-digit gains at the top. Jac fell 17.4% from 5th into 9th with the sharpest losses.
Economic Environment
Kazakhstan’s economy grew strongly in 2025, with real GDP up 6.2%, driven by a sharp rebound in oil output (real oil GDP +11.5%) and continued expansion in the non-oil economy (+4.9%). Rapid growth has been accompanied by clear signs of overheating, as strong domestic demand and an expansionary public-sector stance helped keep average inflation high at 11.4%, well above the central bank’s target.
The IMF expects growth to moderate over the next few years (about 4.4% in 2026 and 4.2% in 2027, with medium-term growth around 3.5%) while inflation declines only gradually toward the 5% target by 2030. Policymakers are urged to keep monetary policy tight until inflation is close to target, and to strengthen liquidity management so interest-rate decisions transmit more effectively through the economy.
Automotive Industry Trend and Outlook
With an impressive overall growth of 15.2% in 2025, Kazakhstan’s vehicle marekt continues to expand with 234,636 units sold. Following recent year’s trend. In particular, it sustained double-digit growth throughout all of the months.
Looking at full-year data in 2025 brand-wise, Hyundai was still the leader with a 21.9% share (+15.6%), followed by Chevrolet in 2nd with 16.6% of the market (+25.7%) and Kia in 3rd with 10% (+1.6%).
Chery ranked in 4th (-2.3%), in front of Jetour -up 3 spots- closed the top 5 (+52.6%).
Notably, JAC fell 17.4% from 5th into 9th.
Looking at specific models the best selling car was the Chevrolet Cobalt, which grew 19.8% and secured 1st spot again. The Hyundai Tucson dropped 7.5% and ranked in 2nd.
EV Market Trend and Outlook
Kazakhstan’s EV market stays small but grows rapidly, reaching 2% of total sales. With a 283.8% gain year-on-year, chinese brands’ pricing power and assortment of models are driving EV adoption in Central Asia.
BYD surged 10 spots into 1st with a 74.4% share, followed by Zeekr which lost leadership and fell 42.5% while ROX grew 4 spots into 3rd.
Medium-Term Market Trend
Kazakhstan’s vehicle market expanded sharply from 2010 to 2014, posting triple-digit growth in 2011 and 2012 and reaching an all-time high of 150,330 units in 2014. The market then contracted in 2015, with light commercial vehicle demand dropping 39.4%, and by the end of 2016 sales had fallen to 44,388 (down 51.3%). A recovery followed in 2017, with volumes climbing to 71,994 by the end of 2019.
The pandemic in 2020 did not derail that rebound, as sales rose to 92,963, and growth continued in 2021 with 119,445 units sold. Momentum eased in 2022, when the market increased only 1.8% to 123,500 new registrations, as higher manufacturer prices weighed on demand. These price increases were partly driven by global supply-chain disruptions and raw-material constraints, especially the shortage of microchips, which affected vehicle production and demand worldwide. The upswing resumed afterward, with 198,842 cars sold in 2023 and 203,699 in 2024.
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for all Brands, top 10 Manufacturers Group and top 10 Models.
