ROANOKE TIMES 

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DATE: TUESDAY, February 1, 1994                   TAG: 9402010017
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-8   EDITION: METRO 
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ROANOKE VALLEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Automobile dealers in the Roanoke Valley had a stellar year in 1993. The Virginia Automobile Dealers Association reported Monday that 7,562 new cars were registered in Roanoke, Salem and Roanoke County last year. That's an increase of 25 percent from the 6,027 new cars registered in the same localities in 1992.

The dealers registered 648 new cars in December, an increase of 61 percent from 401 in December 1992 and 1.8 percent better than 636 cars registered in November. 


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