The Arab Industrial Development Organization (AIDO) estimated that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has the highest car consumption rate in the Arabian Gulf. Gulf car imports stand at 225,000 vehicles per annum, reported Al-Sharq Al-Awsat .
The Arabian Maghreb states import 220,000 vehicles a year with Egypt follows with 110,000 vehicles imported annually. Syria imports 60,000 cars a year and Yemen imports 52,000 cars. — (menareport.com)
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