| Customers: BYD Mechanical and Instrument Engineering Contractors: Astana Motors Project date: 2025/09
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On September 24, 2025, the Chinese automobile corporation BYD launched a localized production of electric buses in Kazakhstan at the Astana Motors plant for the production of passenger and commercial equipment, producing the first batch of 30 units of 12-meter urban electric buses of the B12 model. Production facilities were demonstrated to BYD commercial technology president Tian Chunlong, who arrived in Almaty to familiarize himself with the results of the joint project. The production launch was the result of a production cooperation agreement signed in Beijing in the presence of the top leadership of the two countries.
According to Tengri News, the agreement on production cooperation was signed by Astana Motors founder Nurlan Smagulov and BYD commercial technology president Tian Chonglong at the VIII meeting of the Kazakhstan-China Business Council. The signing ceremony was held in the presence of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev and First Deputy Prime Minister of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Ding Xuesyan.
Adilbek Gaev, director of the Astana Motors plant for the production of passenger and commercial equipment, announced the receipt of the necessary components at the enterprise. According to him, the first batch of BYD model B12 electric buses amounted to 30 units, and by the end of 2025 it is planned to produce another 70 electric buses, bringing the total volume to 100 units.
The BYD B12 model introduces the latest generation of the Chinese manufacturer's 12-meter electric city buses. The electric bus is equipped with an innovative Blade battery that is built into the chassis and serves as structural beams, increasing the overall strength of the vehicle structure.
The battery pack has Blade undergone a series of extreme tests in harsh operating conditions, including a nail test without fire or smoke. According to the test results, the battery is recognized as one of the safest in the world among battery systems for electric vehicles.[1]
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