CAIRO, April 12 (Reuters) - Egyptian vehicle maker GB Auto , which is tripling production in Egypt, has agreed to represent Japanese tyre maker Yokohama in Egypt, it said in a statement on Monday.
Egypt's automotive sector was hit in 2009 by the global downturn, but demand has begun to pick up, helped in part by a government plan to offer inexpensive cars to taxi drivers to replace old models.
Car sales are seen rising 25 percent year-on-year to 200,000 in 2010. GB ...
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