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In 2021, the car manufacturer Toyota sold around 14,000 vehicles in Kazakhstan – a significant proportion of the country's inhabitants still relying on horses on the steppe, representing a not insignificant 12 percent share of the Central Asian country's automotive market. Gebrüder Weiss supplies the spare parts.
Existing services include vehicle transport throughout Kazakhstan, daily parts deliveries within the city of Almaty, and warehousing logistics. “We want to continue growing in Kazakhstan. For this, we need a reliable logistics partner who is thoroughly familiar with the local conditions. Gebrüder Weiss has impressed us with its high service quality for more than a decade,” says Damira Alpysbayeva, Logistics Manager at Toyota Motor Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan, as the most important Central Asian trading partner, is also an attractive growth market for companies from Germany and Austria. Austrian exports include pharmaceuticals, machinery, measuring instruments, paper, and metal goods, primarily used in the petroleum industry.
Gebrüder Weiss has been present in Kazakhstan since 2007 and is now an established logistics service provider for industry and trade. Its service portfolio includes land transport (including multimodal transport), air and sea freight services, customs clearance, warehousing, and supply chain management.
a central logistics hub,
is becoming increasingly important as a key transshipment point on the New Silk Road route – especially given the current high demand for alternative transport routes due to sanctions against Russia. Furthermore, the country benefits from its favorable geographical location, making Kazakhstan an ideal hub for China's trade with Europe and West Asia. Gebrüder Weiss also operates locations along the New Silk Road in Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and China.
Gebrüder Weiss most recently generated €2.5 billion in annual revenue (2021).
