RUSSIANS REFUSE TO BUY SECOND-HAND FOREIGN CARS

A&G Information Services,  September, 2004  

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A&G Information Services 09-14-2004 RUSSIANS REFUSE TO BUY SECOND-HAND FOREIGN CARS ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, Sep 14, 2004 (A&G News via COMTEX) -- They prefer to buy new foreign cars. Import of new cars has been growing by 15-20% annually for several years running. On the results of 2004 it will increase by 25%.

According to the Federal Customs Service in January-July of the current year 266,9 thousand cars were imported to Russia. 140 thousand cars out of this number were new ones. Besides, during the seven months Russians bought 60 thousand foreign cars, assembled in ...

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