Venezuela car sales fall as growth slows/Venta de automóviles nuevos en Venezuela cae un 27,4% en primer semestre

Sales of new cars in Venezuela fell 27.4 percent in the first half of the year, reversing a recent upward trend as economic growth slowed and President Hugo Chavez capped foreign car imports in a bid to boost domestic production. Total vehicle sales dropped to 154,576 in the first six months from 213,056 in the same period of 2007, the Venezuelan Automobile Chamber said Monday. Sales of domestically assembled cars fell by 1.2 percent in the same period over last year ( full information)/Las ventas de automóviles nuevos en Venezuela cayeron un 27,4 por ciento en el primer semestre del año, cuando se comercializaron 154.576 unidades frente a las 213.056 del mismo período de 2007, informó hoy la Cámara Automotriz (Cavenez) ( información completa)