According to Olzhas Saparbekov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Industrial Development of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, there is an approved methodology for calculating the share of local content, which is calculated not only from goods, but also from the added value that has remained in Kazakhstan: jobs, wages, car manufacturing costs.

“As for localization, it is achieved through mastered technologies and other processes, including welding, painting and assembly. A SKD assembly consists of about 1000 operations. Today we are moving to a new stage, when there are additional obligations to develop the production of components. For example, in the automotive and agricultural machinery industries, batteries, aluminum wheels, plastic parts, harvesters, water and oil pumps, underframes, oils, filters of domestic production are already being installed on equipment. Moreover, in March 2021, on the basis of JSC “Agromashholding KZ”, a Localization Center was put into operation in Kostanay for the production of components for cars and agricultural machine builders. In April 2021, the construction of a tire production plant started in the city of Saran. In 2024, in the Kostanay region, together with PJSC “KAMAZ”, it is planned to launch factories for the production of iron castings for engine parts and axles, as well as the final drive of trucks,” the official said.

There are other plans for the development of the component base, for example, the production of rubber and plastic interior parts, glass, seats, cabins, wheels, stamping parts.