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August Fuel Costs Rose 28.8% on the Same Fleet Mix
August's Fleet Fuel Cost Index rose 28.8% year on year and 0.3% from July. Fuel-price increases were similar across age groups, while older cars carried higher assumed fuel use per 100 km.
A GEL4,000 Efficiency Premium Takes 2.67 Years at 20,000 km
At an assumed GEL3.75/L, saving 2 L/100 km yields GEL1,500 a year over 20,000 km. Lower mileage stretches the fuel-only payback.
Two Weeks of Waiting Tie Up $92 in a $20,000 Capital Scenario
At an assumed 12% annual capital cost, 14 extra days on $20,000 cost $92.05. Compare delivery timing alongside the shipping price.
Georgia’s Transit Fell by 1.4 Million Tonnes After the 2024 Peak
PMCG’s reported totals move from 15.1 million tonnes in 2024 to 13.7 million in 2025. Route capacity needs a customer and direction.
The Tunnel Accounts for 67% of the New Batumi–Sarpi Road
A 7.6-km tunnel within an 11.3-km road explains the project’s engineering intensity. The construction period is 48 months from the start.
A Flat Shipping Index Hides a Five-Point Route Split
On 10 September, Shanghai–Los Angeles rose 2% while Shanghai–Genoa fell 3%. Route and direction matter when reviewing a shipping quote.
A 1.8% US Price Move Gives $360 of Room on a $20,000 Reference
August prices for three-year-old vehicles fell 1.8%. A purchase budget must translate that signal into dollars before comparing condition and costs.
A Five-Tetri Dollar Move Changes a $15,000 Car Bill by GEL750
The week ended at GEL2.6095 per dollar. Separate the unpaid dollar balance from the amount already settled when budgeting an import.
A Two-Point Rate Rise Adds GEL30 a Month in a Car-Loan Scenario
With GEL30,000 outstanding for 48 months, a nominal rate move from 14% to 16% raises an annuity payment from GEL819.79 to GEL850.21.
When Does Lower Diesel Consumption Still Save Money?
At GEL3.60 for petrol and GEL4.67 for diesel, an 8 L/100 km petrol car sets a diesel break-even point of 6.17 L/100 km.
Diesel Adds GEL42–55 to a 100-Litre Monthly Budget
A 42–55 tetri rise becomes GEL42–55 per 100 litres. Mileage determines how strongly the fuel increase reaches a household budget.
Black and White Car Asks Change Places Across Comparable Models
In 16 comparable vehicle groups, black cars had the lower median ask in nine groups, the higher ask in six, and an equal ask in one. The middle group-level gap was 1.9% below white cars, with a wide spread between models.
A Longer Car Loan Cuts the Monthly Payment but Raises the Interest Bill
At an illustrative 15.2% nominal rate, financing GEL24,000 over 72 rather than 36 months lowers the payment from GEL834.32 to GEL510.09 and adds GEL6,691 in scheduled interest.
A KZT10m Georgia-to-Kazakhstan Budget Leaves Little Room for Engine Size
Under a conservative September 2026 planning model, a 2020 1.4-litre petrol car priced at $7,700 comes to about KZT9.89m before a final written assessment; a similar $8,700 example crosses KZT10m.
Lari Asks Were Lower in 13 of 21 Comparable Car Groups
Across 664 advertisements in comparable model-year, mileage and customs groups, lari-denominated offers had the lower median in 13 groups and the higher median in eight. The middle group had a 2.9% lower lari-equivalent ask.
August Asking Prices Eased Across 97 Comparable Vehicle Groups
A fixed-mix comparison of July and August advertisements fell 3.4%. Within the 97 vehicle groups available in both months, 53 had a lower August median ask, 35 had a higher one, and nine were unchanged.
The Same Oil Price, a GEL65.80 Battery Discount
A four-litre Shell Helix Ultra 5W30 pack is GEL168 at both Amboli and Tegeta. For a Mutlu 60 Ah battery, Amboli's current sale price is 20% below Volta's GEL329 offer.
Italian Gasoline and Libyan Crude Widen Georgia's Fuel Supply Map
A 5,000-tonne Italian gasoline cargo and a delivery of up to 90,000 tonnes of Libyan crude add new sourcing options at two stages: finished motor fuel and refinery feedstock.
US Used-EV Wholesale Prices Fall 4.7% in August, Still Up 4.5% on Last Year
US wholesale used-EV prices fell for a second consecutive month in August, but remained 4.5% above August 2025. Other vehicles were 0.9% below a year earlier. The gap between their annual rates of change narrowed from 10.1 to 5.4 percentage points.
September Listings Fall 14.7%; Median Asking Price Rises to $13,800
Georgia's 1–7 September window had 1,691 new passenger-car advertisements, 14.7% fewer than the same dates in August. The median asking price rose to $13,800 as the share below $10,000 fell to 31.2%.
Five Chains Raised at Least One Petrol Grade as September Opened
Five of seven chains lifted at least one regular, premium, or super price between 29 August and 5 September. The widest gap was GEL 0.46 per litre for super petrol.
The Listing Ledger, August 2026: Fewer New Ads, a Lower Ask, the Same Model Year
August brought 6,653 new passenger-car advertisements, 9.0% fewer than July. The median asking price eased to $13,500, the median model year stayed at 2020, and the share awaiting customs clearance fell to 55.2%.
August Car Prices Fell as Fuel and Repairs Kept Transport Inflation High
Georgia's August CPI put transport prices 15.2% above a year earlier, but the detailed items show a sharp split: car acquisition prices fell while fuel, repair, and washing costs rose.
Three in Four SUVs and Sedans Stay in the Neutral-Color Lane
White, black, grey, and silver make up 74.3% of SUV advertisements and 75.2% of sedans. Hatchbacks are the colorful exception: only 57.3% use one of those four neutral colors.
Passenger-Car Imports from Armenia Rose 79% to $9.89 Million
Georgia imported $9.89 million of passenger cars from Armenia in January–July 2026, up 79.3% year over year. Cars followed copper ore, precious-metal ore, and glass containers in the Armenian import ranking.
Georgia's Charging Decision Lands in a Market Importing 7,899 EVs
A Georgian consumer-rights decision ordered an EV charging operator to restore damaged parts, compensate the loss, and change an unfair practice after a faulty session. The case arrives as January–July EV imports reached 7,899 units and the advertised market holds 541 electric cars.
Toyota Leads Below $25,000; BMW Leads the Premium Advertised Market
Toyota is the most common make both below $10,000 and from $10,000 to $24,999. Above $25,000, BMW takes 23.9% and Mercedes-Benz 19.6%, giving the two German makes 43.5% of the premium cohort.
Tbilisi Declares 85% of Car Imports; Kvemo Kartli Over-Indexes on Exports
In the second quarter of 2026, entities registered in Tbilisi declared $552.53 million of passenger-car imports and $215.94 million of exports. Kvemo Kartli held only 4.4% of import value but 11.8% of export value, making it the clearest regional export over-index.
Completeness Stays Flat Across Three Asking-Price Bands
Every price band has the same median completeness score of 78 and the same median 10 images. The $10,000–24,999 band leads visibility of identifiers with at least 17 characters at 59.3%, well above both cheaper and premium advertisements.
Four September Dates That Can Change Georgia's Car-Market Story
Geostat's September calendar schedules four releases with direct car-market relevance: consumer prices on 3 September, express trade on 14 September, transport environmental indicators on 16 September, and detailed trade plus transport producer prices on 21 September.
Korean Car Imports Doubled; 2,086 Hyundai and Kia Ads Form a Young Cohort
Georgia imported $41.8 million of passenger cars from South Korea in January–July 2026, twice the year-earlier value. The advertised market contains 1,248 Hyundai and 838 Kia cars; both cohorts have a median model year of 2022 and about three in four await customs clearance.
Dollars Dominate the Market, but Premium Asking Prices Turn Toward Lari
USD is the original asking currency in 63.3% of car advertisements and GEL in 36.6%. Above a $25,000 equivalent asking price, however, the split narrows to 53.7% USD and 46.2% GEL.
Fewest New Listings Since March, Highest Median Ask: The 22–28 August Window
AutoBridge showed 1,336 new passenger-car sale advertisements dated 22–28 August in Georgia, 18.9% fewer than the same dates in July and the smallest calendar-equal cohort since March. Their $14,050 median asking price was the highest in the six-window series.
What $1,000 Buys: 25 Horsepower Below $8,000, 7 Horsepower Above $25,000
Below $8,000, $1,000 corresponds to a median 25 horsepower; above $25,000, 7 horsepower — Ford leads the volume-make comparison.
Five Months of the Excise, and the Engine Mix Remains Stable
Five months after Georgia's engine-volume excise, the advertised engine mix remains stable while small-engine listings have the higher uncleared share.
Thursday Is the Market's Monday: New Car Ads Peak Before the Weekend
Thursday is the biggest day of Georgia's car-listing week and Sunday the quietest, with 1,124 August listings versus Saturday's 830.
The Advertised Fleet's Median Is 14,600 km a Year; Tesla and Subaru Rank Highest
Georgia's advertised cars have a median 14,583 km per year of age; Tesla, Subaru and Toyota rank highest, Honda and Mercedes-Benz lowest.
5,168 Cars Imported From China — and 104 Advertised
Georgia imported 5,168 cars from China in January–July — 52% more cars, 72% more value — while 104 Chinese-brand cars are advertised.
Where the 48,314 Cars Went: Kyrgyzstan Buys $38,000 Cars, Kazakhstan $15,500 Ones
Georgia's uncleared advertised stock reaches 62–64% in the $8,000–25,000 bands; Kyrgyzstan's declared average is $38,000, Kazakhstan's $15,500.
What Clearing a Car Costs Now: Median 3,280 GEL — and Five Digits for Older Cars
Clearing an uncleared car in Georgia now costs a median 3,280 GEL — but 11,100+ GEL for cars from 2019 or older.
America Is Still the Biggest Lane, but Its Share Keeps Sliding
US-built cars still lead Georgia's advertised market at 34% of new tagged listings, but the share has slid from 40% in March.
Round Prices Dominate Georgia Listings — and Above $25,000, So Do Whole Thousands
Georgian asking prices are usually round: 97% are multiples of $100, and above $25,000 nearly two in three are whole thousands.
Fewest New Listings Since March, Highest Median Ask: The 15–21 August Window
Georgia's 15–21 August window brought the fewest new car listings since March and the highest median ask, $14,300.
One Car in Ten Is Advertised Without a Price — and No Price Index Sees Them
10.0% of 18,352 comparable Georgian car listings publish no price. Mercedes-Benz has the highest share, at 13.5%.
Same Money, a Quarter Less Engine: Georgia's $6,000 Car Market Has No Hybrid Premium
Between $4,000 and $8,000, the median hybrid asks $5,900 and the median petrol car asks $6,000 — but the hybrid is a year newer, 17,000 km fresher and carries a 1.5-litre engine against 2.0. For anyone whose car is their income, that is the most consequential zero in the Georgian market.
Cars Are Georgia's Largest Import and Its Largest Export. The Listings Show the Inventory in Between.
Geostat's January–July 2026 release puts trade turnover at $15.52 billion, exports up 21.6% and imports up 2.4%. In the first half, motor cars were both the top import ($1.61bn) and the top export ($938m) — but both car lanes are smaller than a year ago (imports −16.7%, exports −22.9%), so cars are not what is pushing export growth this year. Our own measurement of the conveyor between those two numbers — the share of advertised cars not yet cleared through Georgian customs — has held between 55.7% and 58.6% all year.
US Wholesale Cooled in July. Only One Half of Georgia's Market Shows It.
The Manheim index fell 1.4% in July, its second month below the March peak. In Georgia the median asking price of cars advertised before customs clearance dropped to $13,500 in August — the lowest of the six-month series — while locally cleared cars held at $12,800. The two halves of this market are priced by two different countries.
What the Same Car Did to Its Own Price
A market median compares different cars each month. This study follows 28,787 individual cards through their own price history: 29.4% changed price at least once, four out of five first moves were cuts, the median first cut was 4.5% or $500, and it came 7.3 days after listing. Cars already on Georgian plates move price more often than import stock.
Three Quarters of Georgia's Car-Listing Accounts Advertise Exactly One Car
8,452 distinct contact-number accounts hold 16,424 listings. 6,278 of them advertise a single car and together account for 38.2% of the market; 18 accounts with more than fifty cars each account for 13.5%. The share of uncleared stock climbs from 34.7% to 87.5% as account size rises — which is what actually separates the two halves of this market.
Fuel Prices Rose Equally Across the Fleet. Fuel Bills Did Not
The first issue of our monthly Fleet Fuel Cost Index. Weighted to what the cars on offer in Georgia actually burn, July fuel is 22.6% dearer than a year ago — not the 36.4% the diesel headline reports. Split by age, the price rise is almost identical everywhere, within 0.9 of a point. What differs is volume: the oldest stock burns 21.3% more fuel per 100 km than the newest.
The Manual Gearbox Left Georgia One Model Year at a Time
Manual transmissions are 23.7% of advertised cars built before 2010, 6.0% of 2010–2015 cars, 2.0% of 2016–2020 cars and 0.8% of 2021-and-newer cars — 42 listings out of 5,173. What survives is not one market but two: cheap old sedans at $4,200 and enthusiast coupes at $12,500.
Half of Georgia's Car Listings Are All-Wheel Drive — and Almost None of That Is a Choice
51.9% of listings that state a drivetrain are all-wheel drive: 93.8% of pickups, 79.8% of SUVs, 19.4% of sedans. The share has held between 49.6% and 52.4% for six months. The $8,000 price gap between AWD and front-wheel drive is almost entirely a brand-mix effect, not a price paid for the feature.
Georgia Imported 6,087 EVs in Six Months. The Listing Market Barely Moved.
Georgia imported 6,087 electric cars in January–June 2026, up 39.3% year on year — 80% of them from the United States, mostly used Teslas. Over the same months the electric share of newly advertised cars stayed between 4.2% and 5.2%, and only 1,002 EV cards were first advertised in March–June. An import is not a listing, and the gap between the two is the story.
Market Pulse, 8–14 August: The Second-Smallest Mid-Month Week, and the Newest
1,301 new listings in the 8–14 August window — the second-lowest count in the comparable March–August series — arriving with the highest median asking price ($14,500), the newest median model year (2021) and the lowest uncleared share (52.5%) any of those windows has produced.
How Long Listings Remain Published
Among 16,081 listing endings, 7,109 are seller-reported and 8,972 are listing removals. Their median times published are 31.0 and 10.7 days.
Mercedes Recall 26V481: 63 Georgian Listings Match the Model-Year Matrix
NHTSA recall 26V481 covers specific Mercedes families and model years, not one 2019–2026 range. In Georgia, 63 listings match those families and model years; only a VIN check can confirm an affected vehicle.
740 Models, and the Top Ten Are Only 26% of July's Listings
Georgia's July listing flow spread 7,281 cars across 740 distinct models. The ten largest accounted for 26.2%, and 500 models — more than two thirds of the list — carried fewer than five listings each. This is a long-tail market, and cleared local stock is markedly more fragmented than importer-driven uncleared stock.
IIHS 2023 Nameplates in Georgia: 75 Matches
75 Georgian listings from model year 2023 match 12 nameplates in the IIHS driver-death-rate table: 7 from the highest-rate rows and 68 from zero-rate rows.
42.8% of Listings Show a 17-Character VIN-Format Value
7,725 of 18,040 listings — 42.8% — contain a 17-character value matching the VIN character format. The rate peaks at 55.4% in the $10,000–15,000 band and falls to 20.1% below $5,000 and 18.7% above $50,000. A format match is not VIN validation.
Chinese-Brand Stock: 100 Listings Across 19 Marques
Georgia recorded 4,185 passenger-car imports sent from China in H1 2026. Separately, AutoBridge has 100 modern Chinese-brand listings across 19 marques, median model year 2025. The definitions cannot be reconciled.
Used-Car Prices Were Flat; Selected Fuel and Service Categories Rose
Geostat's detailed July data put the used-car price index at 100.02 against a year ago, while separate unweighted indices rose 36.4% for diesel, 25.5% for car repair, 23.2% for gasoline and 21.1% for car washes.
Model-Year Cohorts: Two Flat Median-Price Steps in Listings
listings from 2016–2024 show uneven cohort medians, including equal $13,800 medians for 2019–2020 and $15,500 for 2021–2022. These are separate distributions, not paired-car upgrades.
Three Quarters of Georgia's Active Listed EVs Are Advertised in Tbilisi
Of 597 active canonical EV listings, 448 are advertised in Tbilisi. Marneuli has 16 EVs among 139 active listings (11.5%) and 12 distinct phone values. These fields measure advertised supply, not sellers or registrations.
Market Pulse, 1–7 August: The Highest First-Week Volume Since March
The first week of August brought 1,960 new listings — the highest first-week volume in the comparable March–August series — while the median asking price fell to $12,000 and the uncleared share reached 60.0%. Volume and mix moved in opposite directions.
The Corridor Price Ladder: Kyrgyzstan-Bound Cars Are Declared at 2.5× Kazakhstan's Value
Georgia's H1 2026 trade tables show a 2.5× spread in declared value per exported car: about $38,600 toward Kyrgyzstan and $15,600 toward Kazakhstan. Per-unit declared value is an aggregate, not a price index, and the tables do not identify the models, ages, condition or final destination behind the difference.
Observed Asking-Price Gap: Cleared vs Uncleared Listings of the Same Model Year
Within 2018–2023 model-year cohorts, cleared active listings have 29–58% higher median asking prices. The gap is descriptive and may reflect model, trim, condition and seller mix—not the causal effect of customs clearance.
The Listing Ledger, July 2026: First Month With a Median Model Year of 2020
This is the first issue of a monthly series that tracks Georgia's advertised car supply in five fixed numbers. In July, 7,281 cars were newly listed — 8.9% fewer than in June; the median asking price came in at $13,800, a fifth month inside a $400 band; the median model year reached 2020 for the first time; the uncleared share rebounded to 58.6% after two months at 55.7%; and EVs reached 5.3% of known-fuel listings, a series high.
Expected Petrol Cut Did Not Arrive; July Ended With Higher Pump Prices
In mid-June Georgian fuel retailers signalled that petrol would get cheaper in early July. Instead, pump prices at major branded chains rose through July, with a further 5–10 tetri increase reported on 31 July — at Gulf it was the third change of the month. We put the late-July price boards side by side and estimate what a ten-tetri move means for an annual fuel bill.
43,509 International Trucks in April: A Month-Scale Load Test for Georgia’s Roads
Georgia recorded 43,509 international trucks in April 2026, 2,535 more than a year earlier. A separate annual source counts trailers rather than trucks, so the two series cannot establish one continuous trend. The April figure is useful for measuring where and when road pressure concentrates.
The 61-Kilometre Two-Border Highway: A Capacity Bet on Azerbaijan and Armenia
Georgia has relaunched tenders for four-lane roads from Rustavi toward the Red Bridge and from Algeti toward Sadakhlo. The 61.2-kilometre programme includes 26 bridges and 11 interchanges. Its first test is procurement competition after the previous round was cancelled.
The State Paid Up to 13.3% Less for Fuel in July: Why Retail Prices Are Not the Same Benchmark
Georgia’s consolidated public procurement prices for major fuel grades fell 12–13% in July. Regular gasoline was priced at GEL 2.85 per litre while reported retail prices were above GEL 3.50. The gap is real, but it is not a direct measure of retailer profit.
Transport Inflation Was 16.5% in June: What the August 3 CPI Release Can Clarify
Georgia’s July CPI is due on 3 August. In June, transport prices were 16.5% higher than a year earlier, including a 24% increase in the operation of personal transport. The next release can show direction, but it cannot by itself explain dealership prices or the cost of a specific car.
Four August Releases That Can Reset Georgia’s Auto-Market Picture
Geostat’s August calendar contains four releases with direct relevance to drivers, importers and transport companies: July CPI on 3 August, express trade data on 13 August, and both Q2 transport statistics and detailed July trade on 19 August. Preparing the questions now prevents headline-driven analysis later.
Six Kilometres Open, 9.5 Still Missing: The Network Effect on Samtredia–Grigoleti
Another six kilometres of the Samtredia–Grigoleti highway opened on 18 July, bringing the operational total to 42.5 of 52 kilometres. The remaining 9.5-kilometre first section is planned for 2027, so the corridor is improved but not yet continuous.
4,575 Emissions Violations in Six Months: The Missing Denominator Behind the Headline
Georgia identified 4,575 vehicle-emissions violations in four cities during the first half of 2026. That is already 76% of the full-year 2025 count, but enforcement capacity has expanded. Without the number of vehicles tested, the raw count cannot show that the fleet became dirtier.
One Bid, 164 Hybrids — and a Recall Question the Contract Must Answer
Hyundai Auto Georgia was the sole bidder for 164 new Elantra hybrids ordered by Georgia’s central procurement body. A North American recall covers certain 2024–2026 Elantra Hybrids, but model year alone does not prove that the Georgian vehicles are affected. The procurement lesson is to make VIN-level recall clearance part of acceptance.
Russia Says Its Gasoline Export Ban Will Run to Year-End: What Georgia Should Measure
Russia has decided to extend its gasoline export ban through the end of 2026 while Georgia still buys more petroleum products from Russia than from any other supplier. That is a supply-risk signal, not proof of an imminent shortage or price increase in Georgia.
Four Months Without Rustaveli: A Real-World Test of Tbilisi’s Detour Network
Tbilisi closed the central section of Rustaveli Avenue to all traffic from 23 July for a four-month rehabilitation. The closure redirects private cars and at least 27 named public-transport routes. The useful question is not whether congestion appears, but where it moves and whether the city measures the change.
Georgia’s Export-to-Import Flow Ratio Rebounded in Q2 After a Weak Q1
Georgia imported 100,616 cars and exported 38,759 in the first half of 2026. Same-period exports equalled 38.5 vehicles per 100 imports, down from 42.8 a year earlier. The half-year decline was concentrated in the first quarter; the ratio rose to 45.9 in the second. This is a comparison of customs flows, not a cohort re-export rate.
US-Dispatched Cars Accounted for 96% of Georgia’s Import Decline
Georgia imported 100,616 cars in the first half of 2026, 14,162 fewer than a year earlier. The flow sent from the United States fell by 13,584 vehicles, accounting for 95.9% of that decline. Geostat’s partner-country field for imports identifies the sending country, not the country where a car was manufactured.
New Listings Got Newer While the Median Asking Price Stayed Near $14,000
Between March and the first twenty days of July, the median asking price of newly listed cars moved from $13,500 to $13,900. At the same time, the share from model year 2023 or later rose from 15.6% to 23.2%. These are changes in the distribution of advertised supply, not proof that an equivalent car became cheaper or that buyers paid the same price for a newer vehicle.
Older Cars Lost Share in Georgia’s New Uncleared Listings in Late June
The share of newly listed, uncleared cars from model year 2019 or earlier fell from 39.3% before 22 June to 30.5% over the next four weeks. A comparable series for customs-cleared listings was almost unchanged. The break is clear in this listing dataset; its cause is not.
Electrified Vehicles Reached 29% of Georgia’s Car Imports in H1 2026
Georgia imported fewer cars in the first half of 2026, but the decline was concentrated in conventional petrol and diesel categories. Hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery-electric cars increased their combined share from 21.4% to 29.0%. The customs data establish a change in the import mix; they do not establish why it happened.
A U.S. Dependability Award Is Not a Georgian Resale Forecast
J.D. Power's 2026 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study measures problems reported by original American owners of 2023-model-year vehicles after three years of ownership. AutoBridge data can show how often the awarded models appear in Georgian listings, their asking prices and how long their advertisements remain visible. It cannot show that a dependability award causes a vehicle to sell faster or retain more value in Georgia.
Georgia's Car Exports Fell 21%; Excluding Iran, the Decline Was 31%
In the first half of 2026, Georgia exported 38,759 passenger cars, down 21% from a year earlier. Exports recorded to Iran rose from 5 to 5,086 vehicles and offset about one-third of the decline across all other destinations.
Commercial EVs Barely Appear in Georgia's Classifieds — New Fleet Projects Could Change That
Two business announcements suggest that Georgian companies are beginning to test electric vehicles in commercial use. AutoBridge data shows how early the secondary market remains: 1,115 electric passenger-car listings have appeared since March, while a manual review found only a single-digit number of plausible electric vans and light commercial vehicles across the platform's entire history. This is a finding about classified listings, not a count of Georgia's registered fleet.
Georgia–Türkiye Freight Permits Have Moved Online — Border Processing Remains a Separate Question
Georgia's Land Transport Agency reportedly introduced electronic issuance and exchange of bilateral road-freight permits with Türkiye on 6 July. The change may reduce paperwork-related delays, but the announcement alone does not show that border queues, inspections or total delivery times have improved. Those effects require operational data.
Two Weeks After the July Cutoff: Asking Prices Held, While More Older Uncleared Listings Were Removed
During the first two weeks of July, the median asking price of newly listed uncleared cars increased from $14,000 to $14,500. At the same time, the number of uncleared listings removed from their original sources rose by about 30% per day. That does not mean these cars sold 30% faster: the removed listings were older, and removal may represent export, withdrawal, customs clearance followed by relisting, or a sale.
Kazakhstan's Once-a-Day Rule Concerns Fuel Exports — It Does Not Itself Ban Vehicle Imports
Reports about Kazakhstan limiting border crossings may sound alarming to companies exporting vehicles from Georgia. The cited measure concerns the export of fuel by road and places a once-a-day condition on a widely reported exception for fuel carried in a vehicle's manufacturer-installed tank. It does not itself introduce a ban on importing cars, but stricter controls may still affect inspections, waiting times and carrier procedures.
An Eight-Tetri Fuel Cut Helps the Budget — It Does Not Decide Which Car to Buy
In mid-June 2026 major Georgian fuel retailers announced they expected to reduce petrol prices in early July as global oil prices fell. If an eight-tetri reduction took effect and lasted for a full year, a driver covering 15,000 kilometres would save between GEL 60 and GEL 180, depending on the vehicle's fuel consumption. AutoBridge listing data through 14 July shows no early relative advantage for petrol listings, but the observation period is far too short to infer a change in buyer behaviour.
Quiet May Become a Resale Advantage: What Georgia's September Noise Checks Mean for Modified Cars
From 1 September, units of Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs are due to begin checking vehicle noise with portable meters that the ministry says comply with ISO 5130:2019. Our keyword scan found 98 listings that mention exhaust modifications. The segment is small, expensive and dominated by BMW, but the current data does not yet show that these listings remain on the market longer.
Sells Faster Than It's Stocked: Where Demand Outruns Supply
Compare what's sitting on the shelf to what actually sold in June. Some segments sell far above their inventory share — they're undersupplied. Others sit. The mismatch reveals where the market is tightest.
The Same Car, Wildly Different Price: How to Spot the Overpay
For the identical model and year — regardless of location — asking prices spread 40–80%. Here's what separates a good buy from an overpay, and the two levers that drive the gap.
The Turbo Tax Hedge: Beating Georgia's Displacement Excise
Georgia's excise is charged per cubic centimetre. A turbocharged 2.0 L delivers the value of a naturally-aspirated 2.5 L while sitting in a lower tax bracket — and a third of the market already runs turbo.
Uzbekistan: The Only Corridor Still Growing — and Now It Has a Treaty
As the big re-export corridors shrink, Uzbekistan stands alone as a destination still growing. The 3 July strategic partnership sits on top of volume that was already surging — but Uzbekistan remains a fraction of Kazakhstan's scale.
Toyota Camry: Anatomy of Georgia's Most-Listed Car
It's not just the best-seller — it's the market's reference point. A deep dive into the Camry's price ladder, fuel mix, and sell velocity reveals why this model defines the Georgian used-car market.
What Georgia Actually Bought in June 2026
5,480 cars left the market in June. The data reveals what Georgians actually bought — the models, brands, price bands, and the cars that flew off the lot fastest.
Iran, From Zero to Georgia's Fastest-Growing Car Export Destination
While the traditional re-export corridors contract, one destination has gone from a rounding error to the fastest-growing shift in Georgia's car-export map. The data tells the story.
Russia's Fuel Crisis Is an EV Story — but Not in Georgia's Listings (Yet)
The demand shock from Russia's domestic fuel shortage is real. Reuters reports a rush on Chinese electric vehicles. But Georgia's own EV supply data tells a different story: a plateau, not a surge. The gap between the narrative and the numbers is the story.
The Used EV Value Question: Georgian Market Data Shows ICE Depreciates as Fast or Faster
Electric vehicles in Georgia carry full import tax exemptions. When resale prices are traced by model year, the data contradicts the narrative of EV value collapse — ICE vehicles lose value at least as quickly. We chart the evidence.
Five Cities Compared: Active Listings, Prices, and Listing-Removal Velocity in Georgia's Used-Car Market
From Tbilisi's deep but slow-moving inventory to Marneuli's fast turnover — a data-driven city-by-city breakdown, with sample-size caveats.
Engine Displacement and Georgia's April 2026 Excise: What the Data Shows
We analyze active listings by engine size (cc) to explain how the April 2026 reform shifted the main cost lever from displacement brackets to vehicle age.
What $10,000 Buys Now: The Budget Segment After Georgia's Excise Reform
How the choice, age, and mileage of under-$10k cars changed from March to June 2026 — and what it means for buyers.
The Underpriced Index: Spotting Value in a Stagnant Luxury Market
Using a simple ask-price comparison, we identify the segments and brands with the deepest discounts below the median listed price.
The Odometer Honesty Index: Ranking Car Brands by Rollback Risk in Georgia
Based on statistical mileage-for-age heuristics, we rank which car brands have the highest share of listings flagged for implausibly low mileage — a statistical red flag for possible odometer rollback, not a confirmed one.
The Grandfather Window: The Cleared vs. Uncleared Price Gap Ahead of the Reported Surcharge Transition
As the reported grandfathering period approaches its close, we analyze the price discount on pre-surcharge customs-cleared stock — and where the picture flips.
H1 2026 Market Report: Georgia's Auto Sector in a Year of Reform
A four-month review of the AutoBridge listing dataset (March–June 2026): the April excise reform, rising National Bank borrowing costs, Hormuz-linked supply-chain disruption, and re-export corridor contraction.
The Diesel Sunset: Triple Squeeze on Georgia's Hardest-Working Engines
Excise hikes, tightening emissions standards, and the rapid growth of alternative drivetrains squeeze diesel into a budget-restricted niche.
The Boomerang: When the Export Corridor Closes, the Inventory Comes Home
The cars that used to leave for Central Asia now compete for a Georgian buyer — and the local data shows the pile-up.
Easy to Buy, Harder to Service
The excise discount made hybrids the fastest-selling fuel type — now the after-sales map decides who keeps them running.
A Two-Speed Market
Cheap cars clear in a week, the premium end sits for three — and the official trade data says the same thing.
The Six-Year Window
Euro-5 blocks the bottom, the excise cliff penalizes the middle — the importable ICE car now lives in a narrow band.
The Old-EV Loophole
The only old car you can still import cheap is electric — and the secondhand-EV lane is already moving.
The Right-Hand-Drive Penalty
A 3x excise surcharge lands squarely on Georgia's cheapest, fastest-moving Japanese stock.
What Sellers Actually Give Up
One in four cars that sold this spring cut its asking price first — and the haircut has a measurable shape.
The Lari Is the Hidden Price of Your Car
A friendlier exchange rate is quietly helping buyers — but the GEL clearance bill and the new excise swamp the FX tailwind.
SUV vs Sedan: How the Displacement Tax Splits the Body-Type Market
The excise is levied on engine size, but the pain is sorted by body type — and SUVs sit right in the crosshairs.
16,400 Uncleared Cars — and a July 1 Deadline That Isn't Official Yet
More than half of Georgia's active listings have not cleared customs — and a reported July 1 cutoff for the overland grandfathering window, not yet confirmed by the Revenue Service, would make clearance timing decisive.
Five Months After the Reset: Georgia's Car Export Engine Is a Quarter Smaller — Inside a Growing Export Economy
Geostat's detailed January–May data settles the question: motor-car re-exports fell about 25%, the old Central Asian corridors fell a third or more, and total exports rose anyway.
The Inventory Graveyard: $159 Million Frozen in Cars That Won't Sell
Nearly half of Georgia's active car listings have sat unsold for more than 120 days — about a third of all active ask-capital is locked in cars that have sat for more than 120 days.
The Hybrid Break: How Georgia's Excise Discount Made Hybrids the Smartest Powertrain in the Market
After April 1, the excise hike punished petrol and rewarded eligible newer hybrids with a 60% discount — and the listing data shows buyers already noticed.
The Repair-Risk Map: What 6,742 Auction Records Reveal About Georgia's Used-Car Pricing
A $7,950 median spread between US auction prices and Georgian asking prices shows how wide repair economics can stretch — and where buyers absorb the risk invisibly.
China Shock: 121 Listings, the Freshest Stock on the Market, and a Healthy Sales Pace
Chinese brands are still a rounding error in Georgia's active inventory — but they are the newest, most electrified and best-priced-per-model-year segment in the dataset, and they are selling faster than most of the market expected.
The New Equilibrium: Where Georgia's Used-Car Market Settled After the Excise Shock
Sixty days on, volume has recovered and prices have re-based — the market did not bounce back to February, it landed somewhere new.
The Displacement War: Georgia's Excise Is Real, the Market Hasn't Surrendered
Georgia's April excise reform turned engine displacement into a tax line — and asking prices show a staircase that follows the excise gradient. Yet the listing mix has not rotated toward smaller engines. The median engine, the sub-2.0L share, and the big-to-small price premium are all flat. The war was declared; the market hasn't surrendered yet.
The Credit Brake: Why Georgia Has More Cars Than Fast Buyers
Prices are falling and supply is moving, but conversion is slowing at the expensive end. This article argues a hypothesis: financing access may be the hidden constraint — read the proxies, not a proven cause.
European-Brand Economics in Georgia: Older, Pricier, Slower — and Euro 7 Is Still Coming
European cars carry a prestige premium in Georgia, but the numbers behind that premium tell a more complicated story — and a Brussels regulation clock is already ticking.
The Great Pivot East: How Georgian Auto Exports Shifted to New Corridors
As parallel re-export corridors to Central Asia cooled in early 2026, Georgian dealers redirected flows toward smaller markets — Tajikistan, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Using Geostat quarterly trade data, this report measures the structural shift: a ~35% Q1 contraction on the Kyrgyzstan–Kazakhstan axis against rapid growth on the new vectors.
The Electric Haven: Will Older EVs Become the New Toyota Prius of Georgia?
Exempt from the 6-year age limit that now blocks older combustion imports, used electric cars (2020 and earlier) have become a tax-sheltered path into Georgia's fleet. We model the landed-cost arbitrage against a combustion equivalent and break down the real brand mix of the older-EV market.
The Transit Loop: How "On-the-Water" Sales Work Without Georgian Clearance
After the April 1, 2026 excise hike, Rustavi dealers re-route low-value cars through sealed transit to Armenia and Azerbaijan instead of clearing them in Georgia. We compare unit economics for a 2018 2.5L sedan: a $6,937 modelled saving — and the execution risk that comes with it.
Cybertruck in Georgia: The Inventory Trap
Tesla cut its Cyberbeast list price from $114,990 to $99,990 and added a $59,990 dual-motor in 2026. In two years the truck has lost roughly half its resale value — the steepest first-cycle depreciation in modern premium-pickup history. Six active Cybertrucks sit on Georgian listing sites at a $104,500 median ask and have been listed for 67–103 days. Here's the gap between price and reality.
The Import Map Is Shifting: Where Georgia's Cars Now Come From
Georgia has historically run on US auction supply — roughly half of every quarter's VIN-tagged inventory came from the United States. In Q1 2026 the US share dropped from 53% to 38% in a single quarter while Europe rose to 18%; Q2 to date shows Korea and Mexico gaining share. A separate Chinese-brand wave brought BYD, Changan and Haval into the active inventory at scale for the first time. The EU's Euro 7 standard takes effect November 29, 2026 — the next inflection point is already on the calendar.
PHEV Arbitrage: How the Death of US Subsidies Opens a Georgian Window
Plug-in hybrid sales in the United States collapsed 33.7% in March 2026 after federal credits expired. Georgia's new excise law treats PHEVs as a low-burden category. We map the arbitrage spread on 525 active PHEV listings and 23 verified VIN matches linking US auction prices to Georgian asking prices.
The Intelligence Layer: From Raw Listings to Predictive Insights
How AutoBridge transforms 131,000+ raw listings into machine-generated price forecasts, feature valuation models, and survival curves — plus where the intelligence stack is heading next.
Buyer's Week: How the Georgian Auto Market Froze in Mid-April
For six days straight (April 14–19) the market temperature sat at or near zero. The daily new-to-removed ratio tripled, sellers added 2.87 new listings for every one removed, and price cuts kept rolling in — while headlines about Porsches "surging 54%" were statistical mirages. This report turns the freeze into a practical playbook: which segments are over-supplied, how much buyers actually knock off the sticker, and where the widest negotiation windows sit right now.
The Odometer Gap: Why 1 in 5 Used Cars in Georgia Reports a Mileage That Physics Rejects
A physics test applied to 134,305 active passenger-car listings flags 25,946 odometers as statistically impossible for the vehicle's age. The pattern is sharper than it looks: 56% of uncleared cars under $3,000 fail the test, while diesels and the $7–15k mid-market stay almost spotless.
Top-20 Car Models March 2026: Who Sold and Who Moved Fast
March 2026 completed listings — who actually sold and how fast the market moved. First month with full removal-tracking data.
Week One After X: The Market That Refused to Retreat
Six days after the new excise regime took effect, the market did not shrink, did not shift to safer cars, and did not blink. New listings rose 16% versus early March, the median jumped 19%, and the high-risk uncleared 2014–2019 cohort grew 37% in volume at 25% higher prices. Sellers chose one strategy: pass the new excise to the buyer.
Day X+2: The First 48 Hours Under the New Excise Regime
The deadline passed without panic — because the panic already happened in March. Our analysis of 19,500 at-risk vehicles reveals a 35% price surge as sellers bake in the new excise, $186M in trapped capital, and a market where half of all uncleared cars now carry an excise bill exceeding 50% of their value.
Depreciation Curves: Which Cars Hold Their Value in Georgia?
Analysis of 58 models reveals Toyota Aqua actually gains value over time, while Mazda CX-5 loses 22% per year. Compound annual depreciation rates and price curves for the most popular models on the Georgian market.
Feature Price Map: What Adds — and Subtracts — Value in Georgia's Auto Market
AWD adds $3,700, right-hand steering costs $8,250, and plugin hybrids command a $14,200 premium. Hedonic pricing analysis of 6,000+ active listings reveals which features truly move the price needle.
Global Auto Schools: The Battle of Engineering Philosophies on Georgia's Market
Japanese manufacturers command a 40% volume share, yet German marques maintain a 34% price premium. We analyze 2,487 active listings by origin — mapping pricing, age, fuel mix, and steering configuration.
The Deadline Effect: How Tariff Changes Are Transforming Georgia's Auto Market
A natural experiment tracking 485 listings reveals panic sell-offs, a 32pp survival gap between at-risk and safe cohorts, and a transit trap where import costs reach 192% of vehicle value.
The Great Auto Export Reset of 2026: Why Exports Are Dropping and Prices Are Falling
Passenger car exports from Georgia plummeted 24.1% in Jan-Feb 2026. How EAEU regulations, recycling fees, and the April 1st excise deadline are reshaping the local market — and why it's now a buyer's market.
The Great Pivot: Central Asia as the New Frontier for Georgian Exports
Analysis of the dramatic 6x growth in auto exports since 2021 and the shift from traditional Caucasus markets to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
The Price Map: Same Car, 12 Different Price Tags
An analysis of 18,790 listings across 12 Georgian cities reveals a 14x price gap between the cheapest and most expensive locations — and shows why chasing the lowest sticker price is almost always a mistake.
Excise Shock: How the New Tax is Rewriting Georgia's Auto Market Rules
75% of listings face a new excise tax storm. Panic sell-offs, premium paradoxes, and the hassle premium — our analysis of 131,000 listings reveals a market already living by tomorrow's rules.
Shoemaker Without Shoes: Georgia's Paradoxical Auto Empire
How cars became Georgia's #1 export, making up 38.6% of trade, while the domestic fleet remains one of the oldest in the region.
Anatomy of a Georgian Driver: Toyota, Tbilisi, and Women at the Wheel
Why 44.6% of all Georgian cars are in Tbilisi, the secret to Toyota's hybrid dominance, and how new drivers will transform the market.
Elite Fleet: Inside Georgia's $30k+ Auto Market
A deep dive into the luxury car segment in Georgia. Market share, body type pricing, and the absolute most expensive beasts on sale right now.
People's Choice: The Best Cars Under $5,000
Analyzing nearly 70,000 budget listings in Georgia. From $500 salvage cars to the undisputed kings of the $5k market.
The Electric Revolution: Georgia's Emerging EV Market
Hybrids outnumber EVs 4-to-1, Tesla holds a monopoly on the premium segment, and the surprising truth about EV pricing vs ICE vehicles.
Market Anatomy: Who Really Sells Cars in Georgia?
The myth of the private seller. How 6% of mega-dealers control over 60% of the active import auto market.
Liquidity Index: What Sells the Fastest in Georgia?
How fast does capital tie up in cars? Analyzing the time-to-sale metrics for the most popular brands and price segments.
Bestsellers 2026: Top-Selling Cars in Georgia
Which models dominate the Georgian market, how price segments are distributed, and who wins the brand battle.
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