The Compass – The Jordanian Free Zones Investors Authority revealed the clearance of 28,819 vehicles during the first seven months of this year 2022.

According to statistics, 8,900 petrol vehicles have been cleared since the beginning of this year, 5,494 diesel-engine vehicles, 5,777 hybrid vehicles, in addition to 8,648 electric vehicles, until the end of last July.

** Clearance on electric vehicles

In this context, the clearance of electric vehicles in the month of July reached 1,594 electric vehicles, an increase of 414% compared to the same month last year, in which clearance was on 385 vehicles only.

And compared to last year, the clearance of electric vehicles during the 7 months of this year increased to 8,648 vehicles, an increase of 323 percent compared to the same period last year, during which 2,670 vehicles were cleared.

And compared to last June, the clearance of electric vehicles decreased during the month of July to 1594 cars, compared to 1789 vehicles that were cleared in the month of June of this year.

The Free Zones Investors Authority said in a statement to Hala News that the demand for electric vehicles witnessed a clear increase since the beginning of this year, until the end of July.

She pointed out that this comes in light of the decline in the clearance of gasoline, diesel and hybrid, as a result of the trend towards the use of electric vehicles, as they are economic in terms of great savings on energy consumed during use, and their ability to run for long periods.

** Decreased clearance on Hybrid, Petrol and Diesel vehicles

The rise in the prices of oil derivatives in the Kingdom since the beginning of this year has led to a decrease in the clearance of hybrid, gasoline and diesel vehicles, until the end of last July.

According to statistics, 8,900 petrol vehicles were cleared until the end of last July, compared to 10,658 petrol vehicles that entered the Jordanian market in the same period last year.

Clearance on hybrids decreased from 5,777 vehicles in the first 7 months of this year, compared to 10,028 vehicles in the same period last year.

** Export Vehicles

Statistics indicate that 22,718 vehicles were re-exported from the Zarqa Free Zone within 7 months in 2022, compared to 27,309 vehicles in the same period last year 2021.

According to the authority, the Iraqi market is the largest importer of vehicles from Jordan, followed by the Saudi market.