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Dean's avatar

That was fantastic David.

David Clinton's avatar

I had a lot of fun with it. I did reach out to a couple of big players in the car sales world for their thoughts, but they didn't respond. I wonder if "silence is also a response". :)

Tom Barnett's avatar

I think many cars are going to Africa ? Ghana? Nigeria and your stat canada chart doesn’t show those countries.

David Clinton's avatar

I took another look at the full list and, indeed, there were 901 cars exported to Ghana and 723 to Nigeria. Not the busiest destinations, but they're significant.

By the way, 588 cars were exported to the United Arab Emirates,. The average value of those cars was $22941.94.

Anonymous's avatar

Why do organized crime steal cars to sell them oversees? Cant people in those countries go to a local dealer to buy a car?

David Clinton's avatar

Well I kind of doubt there are a lot of manufacturer-associated local dealers in many of those countries. But I would also assume that crime gangs can provide overseas buyers with lower prices.