BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 27. Azerbaijan imported 13,939 cars from January through February 2022, which is 25 percent, or 2,794 cars, more than in the same period of the previous year, Azerbaijan's State Customs Committee told Trend.
According to the committee, a significant share of imports fell on passenger cars, which totaled 12,951, up by 25.25 percent, or 2,611 cars, compared to the same period in 2022. Among them, a total of 29 cars with a capacity of 10 people or more, 222 electric cars, and 1,815 hybrid cars were also imported.
Imports of hybrid cars decreased by 10.68 percent, or 217 cars, compared to the same period last year.
The number of imported trucks increased by 30.4 percent over the year and reached 871.
The value of imported cars increased by 41.2 percent and amounted to about $199.3 million.
In 2022, Azerbaijan imported 74,577 cars, which was 18.22 percent or 16,617 less than in 2021. The value of imported cars last year increased by 13.1 percent and amounted to about $1.058 billion.