Peruvian New Car Sales Rose to Record Last Year, Gestion Says

Peruvian new car sales rose 25 percent to a record 188,000 units in 2012, the newspaper Gestion reported, citing Edwin Derteano, president of Peru’s Automobile Association.

Sales this year will increase 25 percent to 230,000 vehicles, Gestion said, citing Derteano.

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