By 2020, Kazakhstan intends to produce up to 300 thousand cars annually
12:30, 30 April 2013
ASTANA. April 30. KAZINFORM By 2020, production of cars in Kazakhstan may reach 300 thousand units per year, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev has said today at a meeting of the Government, primeminister.kz informs.
"By 2020, it is expected to reach the level of production of 300,000 cars," Issekeshev noted.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted a six-fold production increase in the automotive industry as compared to 2010, domestic production was 19 thousand vehicles.
"The formation of automotive clusters in Ust-Kamenogorsk and Kostanay is underway. In fact, there has been created a new industry, which has not yet existed in Kazakhstan," Issekeshev stressed.
He also noted the increase in production in the agricultural machinery sector.
Thus, since 2010, the agricultural machinery production increased 2.6 times, from 8 to 21 billion tenge, including the production of tractors and combine harvesters.