Buyer guides3 min read
Buying a car from China: a step-by-step checklist with documents
What to decide before the contract, the eight stages an order goes through, which document closes each one, and what to check when you collect the car.
Journal
Reviews, comparisons, logistics and buyer’s guides — everything that helps you buy a car from China with confidence.
Comparisons4 min read
BYD Seal vs NIO ET5: which electric sedan to import
EVs4 min read
EREV: why Li Auto does not fear a lack of chargers
Chinese cars
How the Chinese car industry works, where its strengths come from and how to find your way around it.
Everything in this sectionChinese cars3 min read
Why Chinese cars have caught up: 5 facts
In-house batteries, shared platforms, a choice of powertrains, fast charging and rich equipment — five reasons, and how they look in our own catalog.
Chinese cars3 min read
How to read trim names: Pro, Max, Ultra and what lies behind them
Numbers in the name, Pro and Max, Flagship and Performance — how to tell from a trim name what you get, and where the price gap is really worth it.
Reviews
In-depth reviews of the models we import: strengths, trade-offs and what ownership is like.
Everything in this sectionReviews3 min read
Zeekr 7X: 800 volts and 705 km — what ₽3,090,000 buys
A family electric SUV on the SEA architecture: power, charging, equipment and the turnkey price — and which of it matters outside China.
Reviews3 min read
Geely Monjaro: what an owner should know
Two versions in our catalog, winter, servicing and parts priced to Almaty — practical notes on Geely’s petrol SUV.
Comparisons
Two cars of the same class side by side — figures, turnkey prices and what matters after delivery.
Everything in this sectionComparisons4 min read
BYD Seal vs NIO ET5: which electric sedan to import
Two sedans of the same class, ₽547,000 apart. We compare power, batteries, charging and what actually matters after delivery.
Comparisons3 min read
Li Auto L7 or Zeekr 7X: a family SUV from China
A large EREV with a generator against an 800-volt electric SUV: we compare size, energy, charging and the turnkey price — a gap of over ₽1,490,000.
EVs
Electric cars and range-extender hybrids: batteries, charging, winter and real-world consumption.
Everything in this sectionEVs4 min read
EREV: why Li Auto does not fear a lack of chargers
How a range-extender hybrid works, what it consumes using the Li L7 and L9 as examples, and where it beats a pure EV.
EVs4 min read
Winter and an electric car: range, heat pump and charging
Why range drops in winter, how a heat pump helps and which charging habits make winter easy — with cars from our catalog as examples.
Spare parts
How to find a part by VIN, how genuine differs from aftermarket and what delivery costs.
Everything in this sectionSpare parts3 min read
How to find a genuine part by VIN
What the 17 characters of a VIN encode, how to use them to find a part for your exact version of the car, and what it costs delivered.
Spare parts3 min read
Genuine or aftermarket: how to choose parts for a Chinese car
Where an aftermarket part is as good as genuine and much quicker to get, and where it is worth paying for the manufacturer’s part — with prices and lead times from our catalog.
Logistics
Routes, shipping methods, lead times and border crossings — how a car travels from China to you.
Everything in this sectionLogistics4 min read
Car carrier, container or rail: choosing a delivery method
Lead times, cost and routes of the three ways to ship a car from China to Russia and Kazakhstan — using our calculator’s rates.
News3 min read
Clearing a car from China in 2026: Russia and Kazakhstan
The EAEU single rate, the power-based recycling fee, the rules for EVs and Kazakhstan’s new limits — how the payment is calculated, with calculator examples.
News3 min read
What will grow in the market by 2027: segments and platforms
Range-extender hybrids, 800 volts, body-on-frame hybrids, three-row family cars and technology partnerships — which directions are already visible in Chinese brands’ ranges.
Buyer guides
Step-by-step instructions for buyers: budget, documents and the order of things.
Everything in this sectionBuyer guides3 min read
Buying a car from China: a step-by-step checklist with documents
What to decide before the contract, the eight stages an order goes through, which document closes each one, and what to check when you collect the car.
Buyer guides3 min read
What to import from China for ₽2.5 million turnkey
Seven cars from our catalog that fit within ₽2.5 million including delivery and customs to Almaty — and why an EV often wins in this budget.
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