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Astana Motors, poster child of Kazakh diversification, faces growing pains
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Russia, China reliance poses challenges, but resource wealth can help it move up value chain
Kazakhstan is investing in its car industry as it tries to cut reliance on oil and gas. (Joe Luc Barnes)
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- On the welding floor at Astana Motors' new factory on the outskirts of Almaty, the production line crawls forward relentlessly. The low industrial hum is punctured by the occasional snap of drills and fizz of sparks as car bodies take shape.
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