Uzbekistan produced 356,318 passenger cars between January and September, up 9.2% compared with the same period in 2025, according to the National Statistics Committee.
In August, local carmakers produced a total of 46,658 vehicles, an 8% increase year-on-year. Production slowed slightly in September, but the total of 45,929 cars was still 9.3% higher than a year earlier.
Chevrolet Cobalt remained the country’s best-selling model by production volume. A total of 120,600 units were manufactured in the first nine months, up 4% year-on-year.
Cobalt production reached 16,000 units in August, recording annual growth of almost 1% following a slowdown in July. However, output fell to 13,500 units in September, down 20.4% compared with the same month last year.
Production of the Damas fell 6.6% in the first nine months to 63,400 vehicles. In August, output exceeded the previous year’s figure for the second time since the beginning of 2026, reaching 7,501 units compared with 6,295 a year earlier, an increase of 19%. Production rose to 8,379 vehicles in September, although this was more than 16% below the September 2025 level.
Tracker production totalled 34,080 units over the nine-month period, narrowing the year-on-year decline to 0.3%. A total of 4,002 crossovers rolled off the assembly line in August, up 12.9%, followed by another 4,299 in September, an increase of 1.2%.
Onix recorded the strongest growth among UzAuto Motors models, with production rising 20.6% to 27,200 vehicles. Output doubled in August to 3,053 sedans, while September saw a 59% increase to 3,749 units.
Production of the new-generation Damas models, Move and Max, launched in March this year, is also gradually increasing. A total of 598 vehicles were produced in August and 607 in September, bringing cumulative output to 2,137 units.
Among other carmakers in Uzbekistan, BYD continues to strengthen its position. Since the beginning of the year, its plant in Jizzakh has produced 26,700 vehicles across all models, with monthly output exceeding 6,000 units in August. Production subsequently slowed to 2,856 vehicles in September, although this was 3.5 times higher than a year earlier.
Kia produced 24,800 vehicles in the first nine months. Output fell 18% year-on-year in August to 2,249 units, but the plant then set a new monthly record in September, producing 5,427 vehicles, 2.2 times more than in the same month last year.
Chery also increased production at the start of autumn, raising its September output by half to 1,470 vehicles. The Chinese brand produced a total of 7,221 cars in Uzbekistan over the nine-month period.
Haval production increased by more than 11% to 6,900 vehicles. Output nearly halved in August to 449 units, while September production fell 23% to 726 vehicles. Production of the Tank 500 also resumed in September, with the first two units manufactured since the beginning of the year.
Uzbekistan also produced slightly more than 43,000 specialised vehicles during the first nine months, up 10% year-on-year.
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