Why is this important
The 5.2% increase in new car sales in 2025 means that the primary market has generally expanded, and buyers have been more active in updating cars compared to the previous year. At the same time, the demand structure shows two parallel trends: the dominance of domestic cars in registration and a noticeable increase in interest in electric vehicles.
What happened
- In 2025, sales of new passenger cars in Uzbekistan increased by 5.2%, according to a report by the Center for Economic Research and Reforms.
- The number of newly registered and re-registered vehicles in the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate exceeded 368 thousand, with the main share coming from domestically produced vehicles.
- It is also noted that activity in the electric vehicle segment has become one of the key drivers of the primary market.
Numbers and facts
- The number of newly registered and re-registered traffic police offices exceeded 368 thousand.
- Cars produced in Uzbekistan accounted for 315 thousand registrations, which is 85.5% of the total volume.
- Imported cars accounted for 53.3 thousand registrations.
- Sales in Syrdarya region increased by 45%, in Tashkent region — by 36%, in Namangan region — by 25%.
- The decrease in demand was noted in the capital, as well as in Navoi and Khorezm regions.
- In December, more than 32,000 new domestically produced vehicles were sold — a 71% increase compared to December 2024.
- Foreign car sales in December amounted to about 5 thousand units, while demand for them practically did not change.
- Over the year, Uzbekistanis purchased 40.7 thousand electric vehicles, which is 35% more than last year.
- Tashkent accounted for slightly more than 70% of the annual sales of electric vehicles — about 29 thousand.
- Next in terms of demand for electric vehicles are Samarkand, Tashkent, and Kashkadarya regions.
Context
- For the market as a whole, the 5.2% growth indicates an expansion of primary sales, but the main feature of the year is a shift in favor of domestic cars, which accounted for 85.5% of registrations and re-registrations.
- The import segment in December appears stable (about 5 thousand units), therefore the main demand dynamics are formed within the country and are strongly dependent on local supply.
- The difference across regions — from demand growth to decline — shows that averaged figures hide different trajectories, and sales and promotion decisions are more logical to make at the regional level.
