Mitsubishi Motors Corporation said on Monday it had started selling new vehicles in Myanmar several months after it began service operations.
MMC established a service shop in Yangon in May 2013 and began after-sales service of used MMC-brand vehicles already in the country. Sales of new vehicles have begun through a local company.
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Following the Myanmar government’s recent revision of taxes on pickup trucks and loosening of restrictions on imports, MMC initially will import the Thai-made L200 pickup truck. It plans to expand the range in parallel with establishing a network of sales outlets and after-sales centres and expects rapid growth.
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Myanmar at a glance |
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| Population in 2011 (estimated, millions) | 48.337 |
| Population density in 2011 (per square kilometre) | 71.4 |
| Capital city and population in 2011 (millions) | Nay Pyi Taw (1.1) |
| GDP per capita (current US$, 2011) | 1144 |
| Currency | Kyat (MMK) |
| Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants, 2011) | 3.7 |
| Internet users (per 100 inhabitants, 2011) | 1 |
| Source: UN |
