Passenger car sales in Uzbekistan topped 84,600 units in September, recording a 6.4% decrease compared to August, the Center for Economic Research and Reforms said in a review.
The top regions in terms of decline were in Surkhandarya and Navoi provinces, as well as the Tashkent city. While, the sales increased in the Syrdarya and Tashkent provinces.
20,700 passenger cars were sold in Q3, marking a 2.2-fold increase year-on-year. The largest increase in sales was recorded in Tashkent and Samarkand provinces, as well as in the capital city.
The new cars segment showed a moderate seasonal decrease in September, when the sales decreased by 15.2% to 31,900 units. Year-on-year, sales of new cars plummeted by almost 23%.
Domestic cars retained their dominant position on 27,400 units (-16.1% compared to August), recording a decrease of 27.1% year-on-year.
Sales of new foreign cars neared 4,500 units, which is 8.9% less than in August, but 36.4% more than the figure for September last year (3,300).
In the second hand market, the car sales reached 52,600 units, a 0.1% decrease compared to the previous month. However, compared to September 2024 (60,500 units), the volume decreased by 13%. Record 7,800 electric vehicles were sold in September, which is 21.6% higher than in August and 1.8 times more than the figure for the same period last year. The previous record was recorded in July – 6,500 units (+28.2% compared to June).
The Central Bank earlier reported that the decline in the number of car sales contracts was due not only to a decrease in demand, but also to an increase in the vehicle registration fee. In particular, from April 1, 2024, the fee for state registration and re-registration rose by up to 68 times.
