“We have increased production volumes due to the growing demand for the following car models: Nexia AT, Spark AT and Damas,” the statement reads.

According to the State Statistics Committee, in January-September this year, 217,771 cars and 2,936 trucks were produced in Uzbekistan. In particular, 59,252 Cobalt cars, 52,689 NexiaT-250, 39,960 Lacetti-Gentra, 39,631 Damas, 19,980 Spark and 6,259 Labo were produced.

In January-September, vehicles worth $108.2 million were exported abroad. The country imported cars worth $349.3 million.

During the reporting period, Uzbekistan produced 174.5 thousand units of automobile engines, imported spare parts worth $565.3 million.