- Uzbek automobile production is represented by a single national group (Uz Daewoo) which manufactures Chevrolet / Daewoo vehicles under license from parts from South Korea. In 2014, the Uzbek production stabilised at the record level of (246 000 units). It must be remembered that in 2005 Uzbekistan produced only 100 000 vehicles, which means that the country has seen its car production multiplied by 2.5 in nine years.

- It is the country's good economic health that allowed such a boom, most of Uzbek production is sold locally and the domestic market has been booming for the last ten years. Some vehicles are exported to Russia, but their quantity remains low compared to the overall production volume of Uzbekistan.

- They have still been numerous enough to cause a decline in production in Uzbekistan in 2014, due to a declining Russian market last year (-10.3%), this decline is forecasted to increase in 2015 and may have a negative influence on the volume of Uzbek production this year (drop in exports).

- Six models are currently manufactured in Uzbekistan (in the Asaka plant) the Nexia, Lacetti, Damascus, Daewoo Matiz original, the Cobalt and Chevrolet Spark Original (GM Korea). No communication has been made on the future development of the production program of the Uz Daewoo group.

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- Iranian car production began to restart in 2014 by reaching more than to 1 million of units, thanks to the reduction of economic sanctions against Iran, and also through supplies of parts from China which allowed the assembly of 320 000 Peugeot cars (Peugeot 405 and 206), while the French manufacturer hasn’t provided Iran with any parts since leaving the Iranian market in 2012 (as a result of its agreements with GM). It is the high demand from the local market which prompted the Iranian manufacturer Khodro to proceed in this manner, thereby working around the embargo on auto parts.

- Iranian production is indeed sold locally, and there are very few exports. It once again reached the million vehicles produced threshold  in 2014, representing an increase of 60% compared to 2013 (the Iranian market reached 954 000 units in 2014, representing an increase of 33.3% compared to 2013).

- The levels reached in 2014, are still far from the record levels of 2010 and 2011 when Iranian production reached 1.6 million units per year. One can think that with the announced return of Renault and PSA to Iran thanks to the easing of economic sanctions against Iran, local production should continue to grow and gradually return to the levels of 2009 i.e. 1.4 million units that may be reached in 2015 or 2016. PSA is willing to sign an agreement with the Iranian company Khodro to locally produce the 301, 208, 2008 instead of the former 405 and 206.

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- The Ukrainian car production that started falling in 2009 has failed ever since that date to reach the 100 000 unit thereshold. Let us recall that it had exceeded 400 000 units in 2007 and 2008.

- After 2011, Ukrainian production continued to decline to very low levels (less than 100 000 units), due to a very bad economic situation and the political situation (diplomatic problems with Russia and the beginning of Ukrainian civil war between pro-Russian and pro-Europeans).

- In 2014, car production has thus fallen to its lowest level since the collapse of the USSR in 1991 (26 000 units). The four manufacturers (ZAZ, Bogdan, Krasz, Eurocar) were similarly affected.

- Early 2015, no improvement has been observed. Most manufacturers have even ceased local production. Only Eurocar continues at very low rates assembling models from spare parts from the Czech Republic.

- The Ukrainian car market that was consuming nearly the majority of local production suffered the same collapse in 2009. From 623 000 sales, the market declined to 162 000 units in 2009 and 96 000 in 2014. This means that the last year, Ukraine imported 70 000 vehicles, representing 73% of the local market. The forecast for 2015 remains pessimistic since Inovev expects under 50 000 sales in Ukraine this year. 

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