Kazakhstan January 2017: Lada 4×4 and GAZ Gazelle in the lead

March 19, 2017
Matt Gasnier

The Lada 4×4 is the surprise Kazakh leader in January.

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Thanks to our partnership with autoconsulting.kz, we can share with you today official data for the Kazakh new car market, but unfortunately the news aren’t great: sales continue to crash down 32% year-on-year in January to just 2.466 units. Leader in 2016, Toyota confirm its domination but with a meagre 8 units advantage over Lada at 403 sales and 16.3% vs 395 and 16%. Ravon, the replacement brand for UZ-Daewoo, climbs up to #6 vs. #19 over the Full Year 2016, with other great performers including Lifan up from #24 in FY16 to #14, Mercedes up from #27 to #18 and Man up from #45 to #22.

The Lada XRAY has reached Kazakh shores this month. Ravon Nexia R3

The antediluvian Lada 4×4 (aka Niva outside of the ex-USSR countries) is the surprise leader this month in Kazakhstan with 194 sales and 7.9% share, distancing the GAZ Gazelle at 164 and 6.7%. The Lada Granta rounds up the podium, distancing the Ravon Nexia R3 (formerly known as UZ-Daewoo Nexia), Renault Duster, Toyota Camry – leader over the Full Year 2016 – and the Toyota RAV4. Notice also the Hyundai Creta leaping up 12 spots to #9, the Chevrolet Malibu up to #18 vs. #102 in FY16 and the Lada XRAY making its very first appearance in the Kazakh sales charts at #61.

The GAZ Gazelle ranks #2 overall in Kazakhstan in January.