Volkswagen to launch “large-scale” assembly operation in Uzbekistan

Automotive elephantine Volkswagen is to motorboat a “large-scale” assembly cognition successful Tashkent arsenic portion of a wider enlargement that besides includes caller plants for Foton and JAC, according to Uzbekistan’s statesmanlike property work and TASS.

The announcement followed a gathering successful which Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed proposals to make the automotive industry, grow accumulation capableness and amended competitiveness.

Citing the statesmanlike property service, Russian quality bureau TASS reported that each 3 plants are owed to unfastened by the extremity of the year.

For Volkswagen, the archetypal signifier volition impact semi-knocked-down assembly successful Tashkent earlier the task moves to a deeper manufacturing model.

“According to the plan, the archetypal signifier involves launching large-scale assembly operations successful Tashkent,” the statesmanlike bureau said.

“The adjacent signifier volition absorption connected establishing a afloat accumulation rhythm successful the Angren Free Economic Zone, expanding the level of localisation, and entering overseas markets.”

Additionally, “progress toward reaching the 1 cardinal people successful the automotive manufacture successful some accumulation measurement and employment was reviewed”.

According to Just Auto’s genitor GlobalData, in 2025, Uzbekistan's automotive manufacture had a full accumulation capableness of 652,700 vehicles and produced 411,720 vehicles.

The state is utilising astir 63% of its full accumulation capacity, indicating ample country for maturation and continued enlargement successful the sector.

Volkswagen does not presently run its ain manufacturing works successful Uzbekistan.

However, the proprietor of Audi and Porsche entered a strategical concern with state-backed automotive manufacture radical Uzavtosanoat successful June 2025.

The Volkswagen task comes arsenic Uzbekistan seeks to presumption itself arsenic a determination car manufacturing hub with stronger section contented and export potential.

The improvement reflects a broader displacement successful Uzbekistan’s car market.

“In caller years, Uzbekistan’s automotive manufacture has entered a wholly caller signifier of improvement focused connected contention and user interests. Whereas a decennary agone the automotive marketplace was associated with a azygous shaper and agelong queues, contiguous 5 automobile plants run successful practice with large brands specified arsenic Chevrolet, BYD, KIA, and Hyundai,” the authoritative connection read.

The authorities said the assemblage has go a large concern leader and a operator of supplier development.

More than 300 enterprises present proviso components for Chevrolet, portion astir 40 proviso KIA and BYD.

More than 10,000 young specialists are moving successful automotive-linked accumulation chains utilizing modern technologies.