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03/14/2025, 17:28In Kyrgyzstan, a batch of Isuzu trucks produced at the Tulpar Motors plant was handed over to the domestic company Shoro. The event took place March 14 at the enterprise in the village of Belovodskoye, where they discussed not only the delivery itself, but also the prospects for the domestic automobile industry, the role of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz Development Fund and government support measures.
The price of the base model Isuzu NPR 75 with chassis starts from $35.4 thousand, but the final cost depends on the type of superstructure. Customers can choose from a variety of body options, including metal vans for food transport, isothermal containers or even refrigerated trucks.
‘Isothermal vans allow a company such as Shoro to transport soft drinks cold in the summer and protect them from freezing in the winter. This helps maintain product quality,’ explained Mirbek Dubanayev, director of domestic vehicle manufacturer Tulpar Motors.
Depending on equipment, the price of a truck can reach $100,000.
The Tulpar Motors plant began operations on 18 July 2024. In the first six months, the company produced 504 vehicles, of which 456 were sold. In 2025, the company plans to significantly increase production and produce 3.8 thousand cars.
‘Our plant can assemble up to 8 thousand cars and up to 1.5 thousand trucks per year,’ said the head of the company.
In addition to Isuzu trucks, the plant produces Chevrolet cars. In 2024, the line-up included Cobalt, Onix and Tracker models, and in 2025 five more premium models were added: Malibu, Captiva, Traverse, Tahoe and Suburban. Also, JAC's T6 and T8 pickup trucks and SUVs, priced at around KGS 2m, began assembling in March.
This is the third time the Uzbek-Kyrgyz Development Fund has participated in financing the supply of Isuzu trucks to Shoro. Previously, the company received 20 vehicles and purchased another 40.
‘The company was convinced of the quality of the provided vehicles and now it is systematically renewing its fleet with Tulpar Motors products,’ said Aziz Aaliyev, head of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz Development Fund.
The trucks are purchased under favourable leasing terms. Companies pay 30% of the cost, with the remaining 70% going to the factory. The buyers then repay the purchase amount in instalments over three years at 5% per annum, with the equipment remaining in the fund's ownership until the payment is fully repaid.
Previously, Shoro purchased Isuzu trucks manufactured in Samarkand. However, now the assembly is carried out in Kyrgyzstan at the Tulpar Motors plant, which reduces costs and speeds up deliveries.
At the moment, the country is implementing a number of measures to support the domestic automotive industry.
‘The mechanisms of favourable leasing, tax preferences and accelerated decisions of the government to launch industrial facilities have already been launched,’ Economy Minister Bakyt Sydykov said.
He recalled that 102 industrial facilities were launched in the country in 2024, and another 128 enterprises are planned to be put into operation in 2025. In addition, the extension of the terms of preferential leasing is being discussed at the state level to make financing more accessible.
