Many car owners in Abuja, the nation’s capital, are selling off or abandoning their big cars in preference to compact ones, investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) have revealed.
They are snapping up small cars not only because they are cheaper to own, but also typically more fuel-efficient.
Some vehicle dealers who spoke to NAN confirmed that small car sales are outpacing the rest of the market, since the fuel subsidy removal.
Mr Sankay Yagbaza, the manager of a car stand in Dawaki, said his frequenters now asked for cars like Kia Picanto, Forte, Suzuki Swift, Grand Vitara, Toyota Matrix, Nissan Micra and other low fuel consumption cars.
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