Car manufacturing in the CIS increased in the first quarter

15 May 2018

The factories of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine have worked well in the first quarter of 2018

 In the first quarter of 2018 in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine were issued a total of 50 thousand cars (+57% compared to the first quarter of 2017).



The main volume of passenger cars January-March 2018 was produced in Uzbekistan – 39.3 thousand compared to the same period in 2017, the production of cars in this country increased by 45%. The only local manufacturer is GM Uzbekistan: Breda Chevrolet for the domestic market and for export Ravon.

The Assembly line of GM Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan car Assembly plants after drawdowns in 2016 due to changes in tax legislation, in 2017 moved in different directions, and in the first quarter of 2018 produced 2.1 times more than 6,5 thousand the Production of cars of various brands (Russian, American, Korean, Chinese and Uzbek) In Kazakhstan is growing thanks to state subsidies and trade-inu. The largest local manufacturer – LLC "Saryarkaavtoprom" (owned by JSC "AgromashHolding") from Kostanay (brands Hyundai, Ravon, JAC, Chevrolet (Niva), Peugeot, SsangYong and Volkswagen). Quite another large producer is JSC "Asia Auto" (brands LADA, Skoda, Chevrolet and KIA). In 2018, the emphasis they made on the expansion of production as regular models, and electric cars (models iEV7s JAC), which is scheduled to make at least 500.

Conveyor "Saryarkaavtoprom" 

  According to the RAMR, the production of cars in Belarus after failing three times in the last year for the first quarter of this year increased against the same period more than 4 times, to 2.2 thousand of the Most distinguished a joint venture "Belgee" from Borisov, which is in 2018 restarted production of the complete cycle. In addition, passenger cars manufactured by JV "UNISON" from the city Obchak, which focuses on the production of passenger cars Peugeot and cars the Chinese firm Zotye, including even a version on electric.

Welding of the body of the first crossover Geely Atlas at the plant "Belgee" 

Ukrainian car industry continues to recover after the great failure of 2015-2016, so in 2017 the production increased by 68% to 7.3 million, and for the first quarter of 2018 by 64% to 1.8 million, which was provided exclusively to the Assembly branch Skoda – PRJSC "Eurocar" in the border with Slovakia the village of Solomon, where the cars are going at CKD CKD technology. Zaporizhia automobile building plant (PJSC ZAZ) in the first quarter has not collected any cars, as well as other Ukrainian plants. At the moment, local analysts predict Ukrainian automotive industry the role of the chief collector of electric vehicles for the European market. It is expected that the EU will give the Ukrainian electric cars the green light on your market (the account of the Association of Ukraine with the EU), and low cost due to cheaper labor allow them to occupy a worthy place in the market.

In fact, the only current passenger car production of Ukraine is  PJSC "Eurocar" from Solomon