Kazakhstan August 2026: Changan (+103%), Chery (+34.4%), Geely (+26.9%) impress

Geely Monjaro sales shoot up 1355.6% year-on-year in August.

New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan progress 6.1% year-on-year in August to 19,104 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.3% to 146,372. Hyundai (+0.3%) remains by far the best-selling brand in the country with 18.9% share, a notable improvement on the 16.8% it commands year-to-date. Chevrolet (+5.9%) comes in 2nd place above a surging Changan (+103%), displacing Kia (-25.9%) for third place overall. Geely (+26.9%) and Chery (+34.4%) are both in great shape with Toyota (+8%) also beating the market at #7. BYD (+41.6%) cracks the Top 10 for the second time after last April at #10. Newcomers Soueast (#13) and Lixiang (#14) evolve at record rankings. All in all, Chinese carmakers seem their sales grow 25.5% year-on-year to account for 46.7% of the market vs. 48.3% in July and 39.5% in August 2025.

Model-wise, the Chevrolet Cobalt (+27%) is ultra dominant again at 13.6% share, distancing the Hyundai Tucson (+32.2%) and the new Changan CS35 Max repeating at a record third place. The Hyundai Mufasa (+11.8%) is up two spots on July to #4 while the Elantra (+9.6%) is up eight to #5. Disappointing result for the Kia Sportage (-36%) down heavily to #6. In contrast the Haval Jolion (+181.3%), Changan CS55 Plus (+76.3%), Toyota Camry (+21.2%) and Kia Cerato (+15.1%) all lodge very satisfying scores.

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Full August 2026 Top 54 All brands and Top 222 All models below.