Kazakhstan February 2026: Kia (+33.1%) and Changan (+34.8%) strong, Lixiang lands

The Kia Soluto is up to #5 in Kazakhstan in February.

Note: January sales figures are also included in the data section of this article.

The Kazakh new vehicle market shoots up 26.4% year-on-year in January to 14,244 but drops -16.1% in February to 13,399. Year-to-date volumes are up 1.5% to 27,643, keeping in mind 2025 was a record year. Kia (+183.1%) was the #1 brand in January with 19.5% share vs. 10% over the Full Year 2025, with Hyundai at #2 with 18.9% and Chevrolet #3 at 17.6%.

In February, Hyundai (-31.5%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 and despite crashing down YoY. Kia (+33.1%) drops one spot on January to #2 with 17.9% share, followed by Chevrolet (-5%), Chery (+0.5%) and Jetour (-30.3%). Changan (+34.8%) is the only additional YoY gainer in the Top 10. Note Geely Galaxy (#14) is now counted separately from Geely, and Lixiang (aka Li Auto) makes its appearance at #18 in January and #22 in February.

Over in the models charts, the Chevrolet Cobalt (+96.9%) was #1 in January with 15.4% ahead of the Kia Sportage (+222.2%) at #2 with 10.4% and Hyundai Tucson (-3.8%) at #3 and 9.8%. In February, the Cobalt (-0.8%) stays on top with 13.1% share and the Tucson (+0.6%) overtakes the Sportage (+34%) for #2. The Changan CS55 (+83.8%) is up three spots on January to #4, followed by newcomer the Kia Soluto up five to #5.

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Full January and February 2026 Top 61 All brands and Top 216 All models below.