Uzbekistan’s car production surges 2.4 times over the past decade

Data from the National Statistics Committee shows that local automotive plants maintained their high-volume momentum into the first quarter of 2026. Between January and March of this year alone, domestic manufacturing facilities rolled out 108,769 passenger vehicles across various segments and brands.

This robust quarterly performance follows a record-breaking period in 2025, when total annual car production, including specialized light vehicles, reached a preliminary estimate of 457,883 units. When placed against historical data from a decade prior, these figures highlight a major industrial expansion. In 2015, the country produced 190,500 passenger cars. By closing out 2025 near the half-million milestone, the sector added an extra 267,400 vehicles to its annual output, representing an impressive 2.4-fold increase in production capacity over ten years. 

A review of historical production volumes reveals a fluctuating yet clearly upward trajectory for the domestic auto industry. Following a sharp downturn in 2016 when production dipped to a ten-year low of 92,700 vehicles, the sector steadily rebuilt its momentum. Output rebounded to 145,200 units in 2017 and climbed past the 200,000-unit threshold in 2018 to hit 225,800 cars.

Production continued to break previous records over the following seasons. Factories manufactured 278,000 vehicles in 2019 and reached 285,200 units in 2020. Even with supply chain vulnerabilities affecting global industrial markets in 2021, causing a brief contraction to 242,200 cars, local operations quickly recovered. The sector expanded sharply to 341,200 vehicles in 2022, followed by back-to-back record performances of 426,100 units in 2023 and 435,200 units in 2024, paving the way for the historic highs recorded in 2025.