ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 29. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has met with Chairman of the Board of Mercedes-Benz Group Ola Källenius in Berlin, Trend reports.
The prospects for cooperation in the automobile industry and innovative solutions were discussed at the meeting.
Tokayev noted that Kazakhstan strives to diversify its economy and develop industrial production, and mechanical engineering holds a special place in this strategy.
He said that currently such well-known global companies as General Electric, General Motors, Chevrolet, Kia and Hyundai are successfully operating in Kazakhstan. Last year, car production in Kazakhstan exceeded 100,000 units, an increase of 28 percent. Exports doubled, reaching $3.8 billion.
The head of the German automaker informed Tokayev about the company’s new approaches to the development of global supply chains and opportunities for the economy of Kazakhstan.
Mercedes-Benz Group is one of the world's leading automakers. In 2022, the company produced about 2.5 million vehicles.
Mercedes-Benz Group was ranked 41st on the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's largest public companies for 2022, and 38th on the Fortune Global 500 list.
