In January-June 2023, Azerbaijan imported 48,373 cars for $753.3 million, up 37.5% and 63.4%, respectively, from a year earlier, Report informs, citing the State Customs Committee.
In 6 months, the import of vehicles designed to carry 10 or more people, including the driver, decreased by 4.2 times to 77 units (worth $5.2 million), while the import of passenger cars and other vehicles, mainly designed for transportation of people, increased by 38.8% to 44,937 units (worth $679.5 million US dollars).
Of these vehicles, 7,329 (worth US$159,582 million) are hybrid electric vehicles and 1,124 (worth $46.8 million) are electric vehicles.
This means an increase of the first by 17.9%, and the second by 7.3 times.
In addition, the import of trucks increased by 37.1% to 3,161 units (worth $47.461 million), and the import of special purpose vehicles increased by 22.2% to 198 units (worth $21.089 million).
