Nexia-2. The export car made not for Uzbeks
This year Navruz has brought lots of surprises to the people of sunny Uzbekistan: Decree of the President on 5 March 2008 On increasing the salaries, pensions, stipends and social allowances, traditional national khashar (nation-wide gathering of people to clean up streets and territories), unforgettable colorful show with the participation of the head of state, etc.
The presentation of Nexia’s new model also was supposed to be held on the eve of Navruz of Gerenal Motors Joint-Venture.
The event was honored to be visited by deputy Prime-minister K.Sanakulov, which said a lot of flattering words to “UzDaewooAuto” authorities and emphasized the role of it in the process of building of sustainable national economy and it’s contribution to the national budget. Information agency informed that
Car owners evaluated Nexia-2 quite skeptically in compare to old modification. For instance, front headlight and sidelight are made in one integrated module. It means that if accidentally some pebble breaks sidelight the owner should replace whole module which costs half a million UZ sums (approximately 362 US dollars). Plus Nexia-2 has the same primitive mechanical five-speed gearbox.
I’m not an ace at automobiles to dare myself to explain you insignificant changes in Nexia’s construction, I’m just going to finally realize how ordinary honest citizen can earn for such a car. The price of an old model of Nexia variates from 14 000 to 16 000 US dollars (19 320 000 and 22 080 000 UZ sums accordingly). The new Nexia-2 will cost more than 19 000 US dollars (26 220 000 UZ sums). Now, those who can calculate how much should toil to earn money with 100-120 000 UZ sums of monthly salary. And the answer is… MORE THAN 18 YEARS in case of complete hungry and abstaining of everything!
“UzDaewooAuto” cars are exported to Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. Seems to me, that more than 300 000 produced cars mostly will be exported where the price per one model will be cheaper than in the country of production of these models – Uzbekistan. That’s another side of well-thought-out internal socio-economic policy of our Uzbekbashi.
on March 27th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
True, it may be too expensive for ordinary people to buy these cars, but the car industry itself is not a bad thing to have.
on March 31st, 2008 at 11:52 am
it’s worthy when the population can effort such a high price for their average salary.
on April 22nd, 2008 at 2:17 am
First of all still I can’t understand why we, citizens of Uzbekistan, are proud of the car sector. First of all these are American turned Korean cars. It has been designed, setup and etc. by Koreans. Second usually company invests in foreign country to take advantage of low wages, low capital costs or good infrastructure, none of which exists in Uzbekistan. However, desperate DAEWOO, in brink of bankruptcy, hit a deal with our corrupt government. They built a plant and our government sold the products of near bankrupt company as pride of Uzbekistan. Please don’t take me wrong, Korea is one of the most achieving countries in the world with advanced technology but still they needed to dump their old technology. In exchange our government put draconian tariffs so no one else sells car in Uzbekistan. So what is the result? Nexia sells more expensively in Uzbekistan compared to Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. I don’t see rationale why Uzbeks must subsidize sales of Nexia, Matiz etc. to other countries. Well, actually I see where it goes to the pockets of the corrupt official. It would be in the best interest of people of Uzbekistan to remove the tariffs, so people would make free choices which of which cars to buy. One of the most widely used arguments is that Uzbekistan turns into junkyard of old cars. So let it be, after all I would buy used Mercedes instead of Nexia. After all it is people’s money, they have to decide where to spend it. This is the main force which drives economy to better efficiencies. It’s too pity in addition to many economic woes of Uzbekistan we have this problem.
on September 18th, 2008 at 12:34 am
yes, everyone saying that this car to expensive for uzbeks but we must understand, uzbeks not living only for a monthly salary. UZBEKS geting money from everywhere for ex. if one uzbek will enter to restroom he will get money. And who is saying that uzbeks cant buy it they are not real uzbeks.
sincerly SHOK
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