LPG vehicle sales soar on high gas prices
July 13, 2012
Sales of cars fueled by liquefied petroleum gas surged 20 percent in the first five months of this year mainly due to high gasoline prices, a report showed Friday.According to the Korea LPG Association report, sales of cars that run on the liquefied mixture of propane, butane and other chemicals, reached 76,209 units in the cited period, up from 63,303 an year earlier.In contrast, sales of gasoline-powered cars dropped 15 percent on-year to 286,922 units, while diesel car sales remained virtuall