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Atlanta leads nation in growth of new car registrations

By Arielle Kass
Sept 23, 2011

Atlanta leads the country in growth of new car buying, according to Edmunds.com.

The automotive information company said Atlanta was the hottest market for new cars in the first half of 2011.

Atlantans registered 19,136 more new cars than they did in the first half of 2010, a 24 percent increase, the company said.

Other cities that saw a more-than 20 percent increase in new car registrations include Phoenix; Sacramento, Calif.; Salt Lake City; Birmingham, Ala.; and Charlotte, N.C. The smallest increases in new car registrations were in Detroit, New York City and Boston.

Nationwide, new retail car registrations have grown 14 percent, the company said.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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