10,233 new car sales monthly.10,233 NEW CAR SALES MONTHLY. New car sales in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. last year totaled 122,794, an average of 10,233 per month, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ecologist/columnist Maximo Cerame Vivas (San Juan San Juan, city, Argentina San Juan (săn wän, Span. sän hwän), city (1991 pop. 353,476), capital of San Juan prov., W Argentina. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural region. Star, Jan. 25, 2004). Based on an average price of US$16,000, he estimates that Puerto Ricans It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This list of Puerto Ricans spent US$1.964 billion on cars last year, which includes US$500 million in motor vehicle taxes. "Puerto Ricans," he concludes, "adore--nay, worship--the motor vehicle." He adds: "We are masochists. We love tapones (traffic jams). We have learned to accept them as part of our lives." |
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