BYD production nearly doubles in Uzbekistan as car output rises 9.2%

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Uzbekistan produced 356,318 passenger cars in January–September 2026, up 9.2% from the same period last year, with BYD recording the sharpest increase among the major brands listed by the National Statistics Committee.

Photo: BYD Uzbekistan Factory

BYD production nearly doubles in Uzbekistan as car output rises 9.2% — Photo: BYD Uzbekistan Factory

Production of BYD vehicles reached 26,706 units, compared with 13,730 in January–September 2025 – almost double the previous year's figure.

The increase was not limited to BYD. Production of Kia vehicles rose from 19,633 to 24,801, while output of Onix cars increased by 20.6%, from 22,598 to 27,247. Chery production edged up from 6,882 to 7,221 vehicles, while Haval output grew from 6,245 to 6,953.

Cobalt remained the most-produced model among those listed, with 120,672 units manufactured, up from 116,008 a year earlier. Damas production, however, fell by 6.6%, from 67,879 to 63,401. Tracker output was broadly unchanged at 34,080 vehicles, compared with 34,179 in the same period of 2025.

The statistics also include 2,137 units of the Chevrolet Damas Move, which was not recorded in the corresponding period last year. Production of the TANK 500 dropped sharply, from 47 vehicles to just two.

Alongside passenger cars, Uzbekistan produced 4,447 trucks in the first nine months of the year, a 23% increase from 3,615 in the same period of 2025.

The committee's figures show that the expansion in passenger car production was accompanied by changing output across brands and models, with BYD and Kia among the strongest performers.