By Bradley Osborne – 12th November 2023

The German trailer manufacturer established two new subsidiaries in Georgia and Kazakhstan, with the aim of strengthening its presence in West and Central Asian markets.

Almaty operates advanced cashless ticketing system - ONAI

By Jim Gibbins – 1st August 2019

ONAI, Almaty’s cashless public transport payment system, was established in 2015 as part of a government scheme to improve Kazakhstan’s digital infrastructure by 2020.

Turkey

Manufacture

Local production in Tajikistan with JV partner expected to give Akia sales advantage in CIS countries

By Jim Gibbins – 1st August 2019

Akia Avesto Automotive Industry LLC announced at Busworld Central Asia that in June this year it had inaugurated a bus factory in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Belarus

Strategy/Policy

Local CKD assembly with Azerbaijan’s Ganja raises expectations of sales in Central Asia for Belkommunmash

By Jim Gibbins – 1st August 2019

Belkommunmash, a producer of trams, trolleybuses and more recently low floor full electric buses, used the inaugural Busworld Central Asia exhibition in Almaty, Kazakhstan to display two scale-models of its electric buses.

Kazakhstan

Agreement

Astana Motors adds Golden Dragon to growing portfolio

By Jim Gibbins – 1st August 2019

Astana Motors in March this year it had begun to assemble Chinese buses from Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus Co Ltd, according to Adilbek Gayev, the head of distribution for commercial vehicles at Astana at Busworld Central Asia in June.

Kazakhstan

Strategy/Policy

Otokar evaluating export strategy for Central Asian region

By Jim Gibbins – 1st August 2019

Otokar attended Busworld Central Asia held in Almaty, Kazakhstan at the end of June to showcase its products in a country and region where it sees considerable potential for export growth.

Strategy/Policy

Kazakhstan

Anadolu Isuzu focussing sales in Central Asia

By Jim Gibbins – 1st August 2019

Hakan Kefoğlu, export director for the bus and coach builder, Anadolu Isuzu speaking at Busworld Central Asia in Almaty last month said the company was actively looking to expand bus and coach sales in the region.

Uzbekistan

Investment

Samauto aiming to more than double bus production this year

By Jim Gibbins – 1st August 2019

Samauto is planning to produce some 10,000 buses in 2019, which would be more than double the 4,000 units built in 2018, suggested Serkan Öztürk, export specialist for Samauto at Busworld Central Asia in Almaty, held at the end of June.

Germany

Forecast & Trends

Huge potential for Voith transmissions with gas buses in Central Asia, says representative at Busworld Almaty

By Jim Gibbins – 1st August 2019

Claiming that almost all buses in Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, already have Voith transmissions, Anton Khapugin, Voith regional sales director said at Busworld Central Asia in Almaty at the end of June the potential for sales growth in the region for its DIWA transmissions was huge.

Kazakhstan

Manufacture

Allur Group assembling JAC buses in Kostanay, Kazakhstan

By Jim Gibbins – 1st August 2019

CKD assembler of JAC-branded cars, Allur Group announced at Busworld Central Asia in Almaty that it was now assembling buses at its headquarters in Kostanay.