Azerbaijan increases car import 2.4-fold

Baku. 15 November. REPORT.AZ/ In January-October 2018 Azerbaijan imported 19,336 cars, up 11,234 cars or 2.38-fold from the previous year, Report informs citing the State Customs Committee (SCC).

Some 179 or 0.93% of them were cars with a seating capacity of 10 and more seats, 17,345 or 89.7% passenger cars intended for passenger transportation and other motor vehicles, 1,722 or 8.9% were trucks, and 90 or 0.47% are special purpose vehicles.

Compared to the previous year, the number of cars with a seating capacity of 10 and more seats has declined by 31 units or 20.94%, the passenger cars intended for passenger transportation and other motor vehicles increased by 10,247 units or 2.44-fold, trucks by 927 units or 2.17-fold and special purpose vehicles increased by 29 units or 47.54%.