Vehicle importers report slight gains

Local vehicle importers on Monday announced a slight growth for their total sales in the first 11 even months of this year compared to 2012.

Based on the figures provided by the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors Inc. (AVID), sales for January to November this year grew by 6 percent, from 26,272 in 2012 to 27,908 units for 2013. AVID November sales also showed strong progress with an expansion of 12 percent, after 2,534 units were sold versus the 2,268 units delivered during the same month a year ago.