BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. Azerbaijan imported 56,766 cars from January through July 2023, which is 37.24 percent (15,404 cars) more than in the same period last year, Trend reports.
According to the information of the State Customs Committee, the majority of imports were passenger cars - 52,675, which is 38.11 percent (14,535 cars) more than from January through July 2022. Among them were 80 vehicles with seating for 10 or more people, 1,492 electric vehicles and 8,426 hybrid vehicles.
In addition, imports of hybrid vehicles climbed by 19.18 percent (1,356 cars) year-on-year.
The number of imported trucks increased by 39.64 percent and reached 3,794 over the year.
Moreover, the value of imported cars increased by 66.27 percent ($358.9 million) and amounted to over $900.6 million.
In general, Azerbaijan imported 74,577 cars in 2022, which is 18.22 percent (16,617 cars) less than in 2021. The value of imported cars increased by 13.1 percent last year and amounted to about $1.1 billion.