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Some new 666 Honda cars were registered, ranking top, followed by BMW (525 cars), Mercedes-Benz (444), Audi (423), Volkswagen (409), Lexus (251), Chrysler (236 including Jeep and Dogde), Ford (170 including Lincoln), Infiniti (163), and Nissan (87).

Some 60 Peugeots were registered, skidding to 13th place from 10th with 216 a year ago and sustaining the biggest drop among all imported car brands. Registrations for Volvo also dropped from 228 to 78 year-on, dropping from 9th to 12th place.

Ford was the only brand ranking above 10th that saw registrations increase.

By model, the Honda Accord 3.5 sold most with 280, followed by the Honda CR-V (217) and BMW 528 (202).

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