Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 2 / Trend E. Ismayilov /
The Baku Taxi Company will have purchased 200 more new London Taxi TX4 by the end of this year, the Azerbaijani Transport Ministry told Trend today.
Mr Hasanov said that Daewoo Lacetti will operate in parts of the country, with 7000 to 8000 taxis being planned for delivery, he said.
Another batch of 200 London cabs have already been delivered to Azerbaijan, the ministry said.
"New cars will be used in Baku till 2012," the ministry said. At present, the total number of violet taxis in Baku is 300.
A supply agreement was signed with the Shanghai LTI Company, a joint venture between the Manganese Bronze Holdings and the Chinese Geely Automobile Holdings Limited. It is the company's largest contract at a total cost of about $27 million.