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At the MEGA Silk Road Shopping Center in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, consumers often stop to inquire before the BYD Song Plus exhibition; On the streets of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the brand new retail center of Ideal Automobile has officially opened to welcome customers; In Tajikistan's taxi queue, Chinese made pure electric vehicles are gradually becoming the main force - in today's Central Asian market, Chinese new energy vehicles have grown from occasional "novelty" to the mainstream choice in the market.
Customs data shows that China's exports of new energy vehicles to Central Asia are maintaining a high-speed growth trend. From January to July 2025, China's exports of new energy vehicles reached 1.308 million units, a year-on-year increase of 84.6%, with the Central Asian market showing particularly outstanding performance. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan have become the core growth poles: in the first half of 2025, China's exports of pure electric vehicles to Uzbekistan will reach 244 million US dollars, and exports of hybrid electric vehicles will reach 181 million US dollars; The export of oil electric hybrid vehicles to Kazakhstan increased by 76.11% year-on-year; Tajikistan has listed Chinese pure electric vehicles as the largest import trade product, with a year-on-year increase of 69.77% in export value. Although the markets of Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan are still in the cultivation period, their growth rates are equally astonishing. The year-on-year increase in imports of hybrid vehicles in the two countries reached 281.86% and 592.44%, respectively.
This growth trend is driven by both policy and market factors. At the national level, the Astana Declaration of the Second China Central Asia Summit clearly supports the export of new energy vehicles and green exchanges. Central Asian countries have also introduced supporting policies: Uzbekistan has reduced or waived consumption tax, tariffs, and registration tax on electric vehicles, and plans to increase the proportion of green energy to over 50% by 2030; Tajikistan demands that the capital Dushanbe upgrade all taxis to new energy vehicles before the deadline; Kazakhstan has included the construction of charging facilities in its national industrial innovation strategy and plans to lay out 8000 charging stations by 2030. On the market side, the acceptance of intelligent and environmentally friendly products among young consumers in Central Asia continues to increase, coupled with the cost advantage of fuel vehicles, which has jointly stimulated strong demand.
Chinese car companies are transitioning from simply selling products to building an ecosystem. BYD has built and put into operation a manufacturing plant in Uzbekistan, producing over 10000 new energy vehicles and achieving localized production of 17 types of components. Its Song PLUS DM-i model accounts for over 30% of the Ukrainian market; Yutong Bus cooperates with Kazakhstan to build the QazTehna factory, with an annual production capacity of 2000 vehicles. The factory is equipped with customized warm battery compartments and independent water heating systems for the local extremely cold climate, allowing Chinese buses to operate stably in an environment of -30 ℃; New forces such as Ideal and NIO are accelerating their layout. Ideal will establish its first overseas retail center in Tashkent, while NIO plans to launch multiple compatible models from 2025 to 2026. As of now, BYD's cumulative sales in Central Asia have exceeded 30000 vehicles, and Yutong Bus has sold over 10000 vehicles in the five Central Asian countries, including nearly 800 new energy vehicles.
The synergy of the industrial chain and the upgrading of logistics provide solid support for exports. The China Europe (Central Asia) train from Xining, Qinghai Province, can carry 290 new energy vehicles equipped with locally produced lithium power batteries and supporting charging piles at one time, and then go abroad through Khorgos Port to many countries in Central Asia. This integrated transportation mode of "whole vehicle+parts+charging equipment" has greatly improved export efficiency. In the first half of 2025, the number of outbound commercial vehicles at Khorgos Port alone will reach 56000, up 21.6% year on year. From the cooperation between Jianghuai Automobile and Arul Group to build Kazakhstan's largest automobile production enterprise, to BYD and Yutong establishing sales and service networks covering major cities, China's new energy vehicle industry chain is deeply integrating into the Central Asian market.
As Cao Shuang, General Manager of BYD Central Asia, said, Central Asia is located in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, serving not only as a consumer market for new energy vehicles, but also as a strategic hub radiating to a wider region. With the gradual improvement of localized manufacturing, supply chain, and technical service systems, China's new energy vehicle industry in Central Asia is increasingly expanding.
