New cars sales up 18 percent in Morocco

New car sales progressed in Morocco in 1998 by 18% to 66,473 against 56,352 sold in 1998, says the statistics department.

The sales of imported cars also increased by 25.4% to 29,082 units including 3,596 utility cars, the same source added.

Morocco, which counts 28-million inhabitants, has currently around 1.5 million cars.

The Moroccan car sector counts 120 enterprises employing 8,000 persons and posting an annual turnover of $618 million.

The Moroccan car market is booming and is maintaining its upward tendency as giant world car makers such as Fiat, Ford, Daewoo, Renault, Peugeot... are permanently offering Moroccan drivers competitive models meeting all social layers' needs.