Car sales in Morocco increase by 24.5%

Car sales in Morocco have recorded an increase of 24.5% during the first nine months of 1999, the number of sold cars having jumped from 25,984 during the same period in 1998 to 32,357.

According to the association of vehicles importers, the rise concerned both personal and four-wheel-drive cars and utility vehicles whose sales increased respectively by 25% (22,358) and 24% (9,999).

The number of Morocco-assembled low-cost cars sold amounted to 9,249, progressing by 31%, while imported cars sales grew by 21% (13,109).

French cars still top the sales in Morocco. Peugeot, which ranks first, saw its sales increase by 46% and Renault, which ranks second, recorded an increase of 54%.

The Japanese Honda and Toyota come respectively in the third and fourth rank while Volkswagen ranks fifth.

A rate of 45.1% of the overall personal cars and 38.7 of utilitarian vehicles were sold in Casablanca. Rabat accounted for 20.2% and 14.9% of sales while Agadir accounted for 6.1% and 11.1% of overall sales of personal and utility vehicles.