In the first quarter of 2026, the total import of passenger cars by Uzbekistan from China was approximately US$279 million, a slight increase of 1% year-on-year. But with the total plate basically unchanged, the dynamic structure changes very violently...

According to the analysis department of Kursiv Uzbekistan, based on China customs data, it found that the structure of Uzbekistan's imports of passenger cars from China showed obvious "shifting" in 2026:plug-in hybrid electric vehicles(PHEVs) quickly occupied the share, accounting formore than 60% of the import market; while the share of pure electric vehicles (EVs) fell from about 50% last yearto about 20%.

Reports show that in the first quarter of 2026, the total amount of passenger cars imported by Uzbekistan from China was approximately US$279 million, a slight increase of 1% year-on-year. However, with the total plate basically unchanged, the power structure has changed very sharply: the import of pure electric vehicles has been "cut in half" in terms of quantity-from about 8000 vehicles in the same period in 2025to about 3000 vehicles, a reduction of 2.7 times; Correspondingly, the import value of plug-in modelsincreased from approximately US$95 million to US$176 million, a year-on-year increase of 85.3%, and the market share also jumped from 34.4% to 63.1%. The share of traditional internal combustion engine (DVS) models has basically stabilized at 16.3%, and the import value is approximately US$45.4 million, a year-on-year increase of only 2%.

From the perspective of vehicle models and body forms,"Kursiv Uzbekistan" pointed out that the growth of intermixing is mainly driven by the "универсал" in the Russian statistical caliber-closer to the universal body form derived from station wagons/hatchbacks. This type of model will account for 2026. About 90% of intermixing imports. Although the import value of plug-in and hybrid SUVs has also doubled, reaching US$2.86 million, its impact on the overall share is limited. In terms of engine displacement, the intermixing increase of the general body mainly comes from the 1.0-1.5-liter range, contributing about 70% of the growth; at the same time, the intermixing segment of 1.5-2.0 liters grows faster, almost starting from zero.

In the fuel vehicle sector, the overall scale has not changed much, but the internal structure is also being adjusted: general vehicle bodies account for about 80% of fuel vehicle imports, with the amount increasing by 10% year-on-year to US$35.8 million; car imports fell by 69%. The core reason is that Imports of small-displacement models of 1.0 liters and below have almost been "cleared", and their proportion in fuel vehicles has dropped from 20% to 6%. In contrast, imports of gasoline SUVs nearly doubled to US$5.9 million, raising their share of fuel vehicles to 13%.

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For China's used car exporters, this set of data tells at least two things. First, Uzbekistan is not simply "cooling down and electrification", but in real use scenarios, it prefers plug-in and hybrid routes that "can be charged but do not rely on charging"-when charging network, winter conditions, long-distance travel and other factors are superimposed, plug-in and hybrid are often more easily accepted by home users. Second, demand is concentrating towards a more practical body shape and a power combination that is easier to control costs, especially the heavy volume of 1.0-1.5 liters, which has direct reference significance for the selection direction of second-hand exports. There is still room for pure electric models, but the difficulty of "relying on volume" in Uzbekistan in the short term is obviously increasing.

Source: Guangdong Good Car

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