Kazakhstan June 2023: Market up 42%, new Chevrolet Onix up to #2

The Chevrolet Onix is an instant blockbuster in Kazakhstan.

Note complete May 2023 data is also included in the data section of this article. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan soar 42% year-on-year in June to 16,835 units, leading to a H1 2023 volume up 60.6% to 83,235. Hyundai (+67.2%) repeats at #1 in the brands ranking and is now just 44 sales below Chevrolet (-1.5%) in the year-to-date charts. Kia (+90.1%), Chery (+185.3%) and JAC (+155.2%) also vastly outpace the market to round out the Top 5. Newcomer Changan stays at a brilliant 6th place with 4.4% share vs. 2.8% so far while Haval (+1198%) is up 13-fold on June 2022 and ranks #7 as it does YTD. In contrast Toyota (-33.6%), Lexus (-8.1%) and GAZ (-4.1%) all disappoint in the remainder of the Top 10.

Model-wise, the Chevrolet Cobalt (-23.2%) is the most popular vehicle in the country again but at 11.6% share it lodges a significantly poorer result than year-to-date where it holds 17.8% of the market. The Chevrolet Onix launched in May and already climbs to 2nd place this month with a splendid 8.3% share. The Hyundai Tucson (+73.7%) and Kia Sportage (+72.6%) are both in outstanding shape but drop one spot on May to #3 and #4 respectively. The Hyundai Santa Fe (+116.6%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to rank #5. Hyundai also places the Elantra at #6, Sonata at #7 and Bayon at #10. The JAC J7 (+253.2%) and Chery Tiggo 7 Pro (+191.1%) also stun.

Previous month: Kazakhstan April 2023: Chery now #4 year-to-date, Hyundai Bayon #5, market up 56.1%

One year ago: Kazakhstan June 2022: Chevrolet up to 34.6% share, Exeed repeats in Top 10 in market dipping -1.4%

Full May and June 2023 Top 40 All brands and Top 163 All models below.