NewsWhore
03-10-2010, 02:40 PM
There is an explanation for the nation's growing traffic problem: too many vehicles. The total number of motor vehicles in the Dominican Republic reached 2,570,220 at the end of 2009. This represents a 5.1% increase in spite of the drop in the number of vehicles that entered the country in relation to the previous year.
The Director General of Internal Taxes (DGII) emphasized that of the total number of vehicles, 48.7% are motorcycles, followed by privately-owned automobiles with 25.1%, cargo vehicles with 12% and 13.3% distributed between SUVs, buses, heavy machinery, dump trucks and other types of vehicles.
In 2009, a total of 125,653 new vehicles were registered, while in 2008 there were 205,197 new vehicles registered. The year-to-year decrease was 79,544 vehicles.
In 2009 the total number of motorcycles registered was 1,252,713. New motorcycle registrations made up just 1.3% of the total number. Of the rest, 40.3% were for motorcycles manufactured between 2001 and 2008, and with 59.7% of the motorcycles registered made before 2001.
The data is contained in the Yearly Statistical Bulletin on the Total Number of Vehicles in the Dominican Republic, edited by the DGII and recently available to the public on the website: www.dgii.gov.do/estadisticas (http://www.dgii.gov.do/estadisticas).
The report prepared by the Department of Economic Studies contains the statistics and transactions carried out by the taxpayers.
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The Director General of Internal Taxes (DGII) emphasized that of the total number of vehicles, 48.7% are motorcycles, followed by privately-owned automobiles with 25.1%, cargo vehicles with 12% and 13.3% distributed between SUVs, buses, heavy machinery, dump trucks and other types of vehicles.
In 2009, a total of 125,653 new vehicles were registered, while in 2008 there were 205,197 new vehicles registered. The year-to-year decrease was 79,544 vehicles.
In 2009 the total number of motorcycles registered was 1,252,713. New motorcycle registrations made up just 1.3% of the total number. Of the rest, 40.3% were for motorcycles manufactured between 2001 and 2008, and with 59.7% of the motorcycles registered made before 2001.
The data is contained in the Yearly Statistical Bulletin on the Total Number of Vehicles in the Dominican Republic, edited by the DGII and recently available to the public on the website: www.dgii.gov.do/estadisticas (http://www.dgii.gov.do/estadisticas).
The report prepared by the Department of Economic Studies contains the statistics and transactions carried out by the taxpayers.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)