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2009 saw spike in car registrations

| Publication date 11 March 2010 | 08:00 ICT

2009 saw spike in car registrations

Around 32,200 vehicles and 305,000 motorcycles were registered with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport in 2009, said Slout Sambo, an undersecretary of state, during the ministry’s annual conference on Wednesday. The registration rate for cars and motorcycles increased 19 percent and 46 percent respectively compared to 2008. As of last year, 1.13 million vehicles were registered, of which around 250,000 were cars, buses and trucks, the report states.

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