Car sales drop 28% in Panama

Compared to the 4,095 cars sold in November 2007, last month only 2,931 were sold by dealers.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

However, global sales from January to November 2008 totaled 40,369 while in 2007 during the same period it was 37,795. This difference shows a 6.8% growth in car sales.

The five brands with the most sales this year were Toyota, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia and Honda.

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