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Mait added that since April until present, 500 cars have been delivered to beneficiaries with the state funding them with LE16.2 million.
The Arab world's most populous country is targeting the conversion of as many as 1.3 million private cars.
The premier made the remarks at a meeting with Ministers Mohamed Maait of Finance, Niveen Gamea of Trade, Tarek el Molla of Petroleum, and Hesham Tawfik of the Public Business Sector.
Tawfik was speaking on Monday during signing two agreements between El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company, China Dongfeng Motor Industry Import & Export Co. (DFMIEC), and Dongfeng Design & Research Institute Co.
This expansion will be accompanied by an increase in the number of supply stations by about 350 new stations during the coming period, bringing the total number of stations to 550 stations to cover various areas for easy access.
Sixth others – worth $731 million - are underway.
AMIC attributed the rise in car sales to the increase in bus sales by 58.9 percent to reach 2,421 vehicles, compared to 1,524 vehicles in July 2019.
Molla said in a statement that the total number of cars that have been converted since the start of activity has reached about 320,000 cars.
"We have the right, as a country, to license gas-powered cars only and to stop licensing new cars that run on gasoline," He added.
Terras said, in a statement on Wednesday, that it was agreed to establish a new company subject to the law of the Arab Organization for Industrialization in partnership between the authority and the Holding Company for Chemical Industries to produce all t
A closer look to what happens at the Egyptian car market.
Abul Majd indicated that the prices of some types decreased by 3 percent.
Cairo launched Tuesday a trial operation of its first electric bus, as a prelude to deploy more buses into service at the public transport sector, along with natural-gas powered buses in the governorate.
The industry minister stressed the ministry's keenness to provide all means of support for existing and new German investments in the Egyptian market.
A month before Britain is due to quit the European Union, the bloc’s car-makers have joined forces to warn of billions of euros in losses in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
The government will buy the tuk-tuks from their owners and give them minivans in return.
AMIC said that sales of locally assembled cars dropped 11.6 percent during the first half of 2019, recording 35,905 cars, compared to 40,624 cars during the same period of 2018.
Cars purchase boycott campaign “let it rust” reduced car prices by up to 30 percent, ranging from LE 50,000 to LE 150,000, depending on the car type, the spokesperson of the campaign said.
AMIC said that passenger car sales dropped 10 percent to 41,154 cars, compared to 45,837 cars in the same month of 2017.
BMW’s efforts to optimize the environmental impact of hybrid cars comes as the auto industry struggles to sell purely electric vehicles.
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