Auto sales down 45.6% in 5M2017 -AMIC

Auto sales fell 45.6% year-on-year during the first five months of 2017 to 46.3k vehicles, down from 85.3k during the same period in 2016, according to the latest report from the Automotive Information Council (AMIC) picked up by El Watan. Passenger car sales dropped 43% y-o-y to 33k units from 58.5k last year, while bus sales fell 51% y-o-y to 5k units. Truck sales for the period declined 50% y-o-y.