The key facts
- In January–August 2026, Uzbekistan produced 310,389 passenger cars — 26 thousand more than a year earlier.
- Cobalt is the most mass-produced model: 107,141 cars, or 34.5% of production.
- The largest production growth was at BYD (+84.5%); Onix, HAVAL and KIA also grew.
Production growth and breakdown by models
In January–August 2026, Uzbekistan produced 310,389 passenger cars of various brands, the National Statistics Committee reports. This is 26 thousand units more than in the same period of 2025. Output by models and brands was distributed as follows: Cobalt — 107,141, Damas — 55,022, Tracker — 29,781, BYD — 23,850, Onix — 23,498, KIA — 19,374, HAVAL — 6,227, Chery — 5,751, Damas Move — 1,530, special passenger cars — 38,215.
Every third car is a Cobalt
Every third car produced in the country is a Cobalt. Over eight months, output of this model grew by 8,128 units compared with January–August 2025 and exceeded 107 thousand. However, since the overall market volume grew faster, the model's share remained almost unchanged at 34.5%.
Production is growing, sales are falling
According to the publication Kun.uz, in the first half of 2026 the country produced 82,951 Cobalt cars, while sales amounted to 40,936. For comparison: in the first half of 2025, 73,102 Cobalts were produced, of which 67,580 were sold. Thus, production for the half-year grew by 9,849 units, while sales fell by 26,644. Official data for the subsequent period have not yet been published.
The largest growth is at BYD
Among brands, BYD showed the largest increase in production for January–August — 84.5%. Notable growth was also recorded for Onix (16%), HAVAL (17.4%) and KIA (12.9%).
