Kazakhstan August 2018: Hyundai (+105%) and JAC (+103%) lift market

JAC sales are up 103% year-on-year in Kazakhstan.

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New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan gain 14.1% year-on-year in August to 5.526 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 30% to 37.919 units. The Top 5 most popular brands all frankly outpace the market, with Toyota (+28%) back in the lead at 22.9% share above Lada (+68%) at 21.9%, Hyundai (+105%) at 13.4%, UAZ (+56%) at 4.7% and Nissan (+45%) at 4.3%. JAC (+103%) and Lexus (+22%) also impress in the remainder of the Top 10 but Kia (-18%), GAZ (-19%) and Renault (-32%) struggle. Model-wise, the Toyota Camry (+4%) enjoys a 4th consecutive month in pole position, cementing its YTD leadership ahead of the Lada Granta (+168%), Hyundai Tucson (+232%), Toyota RAV4 (+129%) and Lada Vesta (+97%) all posting spectacular gains. Notice also the valiant Lada 4×4 (+19%) still in great shape, the Toyota Prado (+20%) and the Hyundai Creta (+124%) both shining in the Top 10. The JAC S5 (+70%) is up 17 spots on July to lead the Chinese charge above the JAC S3 (+142%) at #24, the Lifan X60 (-48%) at #40 and the Lifan Myway (#49), the best-selling recent launch (<12 months) just ahead of the Toyota C-HR (#51).

Previous month: Kazakhstan July 2018: Lada best-selling brand in market up 22.3%

One year ago: Kazakhstan August 2017: Ravon R4 up to #2, Lifan up 989%

Full August 2018 Top 47 All-brands and Top 165 All-models below.