Qatar imported 67,000 vehicles for sale in 2015
Qatar imported about 67,000 brand new vehicles for sale in 2015, according to latest report released by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce yesterday.
On average, around 5,600 private vehicles were sold every month last year, according to local daily The Peninsula.
November saw the highest sales, with over 6,771 vehicles, followed by March where 6,607 new vehicles were sold and registered.
Meanwhile, the sale and ownership transfer of second-hand vehicles increased during the last quarter of 2015.
Sale of small and medium sized vehicles rose by two percent during the first half of last year, compared to the same period in 2014.
Private vehicles topped the list of imports during 2015, with their value amounting to nearly QR10.8bn, which is equal to 9.1 percent of the total value of commodities imported in 2015.
Private vehicle imports reached their lowest in August with a total value of QR682m, followed by May with an estimated value of QR733m. [Read more on The Peninsula]
i think car manufacturing in Qatar will be more costly
So solar technology advancement is linked to possible car manufacturing
The time is not ripe yet for a project like that ....... there are so many projects which are more important than manufacturing cars .............. ....... we 'r waiting for solar tech to improve a bit more ...........
That was a great stunt .. Another notch for the spin doctors and PR men
They did WT, Elibrea! Parts from many many companies and assembled here. it was pride and joyous event on its unveiling. But I puked!
It's about time that they build their own vehicle.