Government mulling state subsidies to boost sales of locally produced cars
With the APR standing at about 15%, 7% will be subsidized.
Drastically higher taxes on powerful cars will only be applied to 2.8% of all cars in Kazakhstan
The country’s media reported earlier that Kazakhstan’s respective ministries seek to raise taxes on cars equipped with engines of 3-4 liters from the current $169 to $746 depending on the engine volume.
Kazakhstan seeks to drastically raise taxes on cars
Raising the tax on cars powered by engines of over 3 liters is a tax on luxury: Finance Minister.
Gibraltar accuses Spain of causing border delays
Britain on Sunday said it had "serious concerns" after Gibraltar accused Madrid of deliberately creating delays to car traffic to and from the disputed British-held territory to Spain.
Sales of new cars grew 72 percent in Kazakhstan
Sales of new cars grew 72 percent in Kazakhstan in the first half of 2013 compared to the same period last year.
Astana-Borovoye autobahn generates $20 thousand a day
The state budget has been receiving 3 million tenge ($20 thousand) per day since commissioning of Kazakhstan's first 6-lane toll road.
Kazakhstan Interior Vice-Minister loses wife and son in car accident
Kazakhstan Deputy Interior Minister's car flipped over killing his family.
Almaty administration presents 95 new cars to police
Almaty Akim (Mayor) Akhmetzhan Yessimov has passed new patrol vehicles to the city's policemen.
FIA trains Kazakhstan to hold international car races
Experts of the International Autosport Federation held a 3-day training for Kazakhstan experts on holding international tournaments in line new procedures.
Drunk Aussie lets seven-year-old drive him home
Police on Friday charged a drunk man after pulling over a car on Australia's Gold Coast to allegedly find a seven-year-old boy driving him home at 3:00 am.
Kazakhstan residents bought new cars worth $2 billion in 2012
Kazakhstan residents spent $2 billion onnew cars in 2012.
30-minute customs clearance of cars to be available in Almaty
Almaty residents will be able to get customs clearance of their cars in less than 30 minutes in a specialized Service Center.
Offroader drives off bridge in Almaty
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado has fallen off the bridge at the crossing of Ryskulov and Rozybakiyev streets in Almaty.
Car stuck in hole in Almaty center
A spot on the road caved in right under a car trapping its wheel in the middle of Almaty.
Crisis-hit Italians swap cars for bikes despite perils
Bikes are outselling cars in cash-strapped Italy but while cyclists in Milan say their city is ready for a two-wheel lifestyle, there are daily nuisances for riders on Rome's trafficked streets.
Radioactive cars from Japan seized at Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border
Kyrgyzstan state customs service seized a batch of cars from Japan with high radiation background at Alamedin station in Chu oblast,.
Belarus car makers tap into Kazakhstan market
Belarus Prime-Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich believes it necessary to activate cooperation with Kazakhstan in mechanic engineering.
Kazakhstan bans import of cars manufactured before 2005
Euro-4 ecological standard will be introduced at the territory of Kazakhstan on July 1, 2013.
Car falls in two in accident in Almaty
Mitsubishi Lancer fell to pieces smashing into a concrete support pole of the underground crossing in Almaty.
Burning bike smashes into car in Almaty
A burning motorcycle smashed into a parked car in Almaty. Both vehicles burned to the frame.