# Kia to build 70,000-vehicle plant in Kostanay region, Kazakhstan

A Kia car manufacturing plant with an annual capacity of 70,000 vehicles is expected to be commissioned in the Kostanay region by the end of 2025, creating 1,500 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-02-18
- Where: Kostanay region, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
- Jobs: 1,500
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 70,000 vehicles per year
- Products: passenger cars
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Kia](https://endata.com/companies/10600.md)

## Sources

- [kz.kursiv.media](https://kz.kursiv.media/en/2025-02-18/engk-nknk-kostanay-region-anticipates-three-new-automotive-manufacturing-plants-to-emerge-by-2026/), 2025-02-18: "The first of the planned factories is expected to be commissioned late this year."

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