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NewsWhore
04-01-2011, 06:10 PM
A report in Listin Diario reveals that the number of luxury brand vehicles on DR roads is on a steady increase. According to statistics from the DGII, as of December 2010 there were 514 Porsches, 663 Jaguars, 10,778 Mercedes Benzes, 6,691 BMWs and more than 252,000 SUVs. The number of SUVs is up 23,259 compared to the total in 2009, about a 10% increase. Of the SUVs, 51.05% are registered in the National District, and 13.58% in the province of Santo Domingo. 10.09% are registered in Santiago.

Other luxury brands circulating in the DR are Lincoln Mercury, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Rover, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Buick, Cadillac, Rolls Royce and Lexus.

There are 2,734,740 vehicles in circulation in the DR, according to the DGII. Of these 49.5% are motorcycles and 24.2% are cars.

Most of the vehicles are located in the National District, the Province of Santo Domingo and Santiago. 62% of the vehicles are registered in the Greater Santo Domingo area, reports the newspaper.

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