As of this February, total sales dropped by 27.9 percent and automobile sales by 31 percent, according to an Automotive Industry Association report. In February, 31,921 vehicles were actually sold, out of which 17,212 were automobiles. In February of 2006, the total number of vehicles sold was 44,920. While the first two months of 2007 observer a 26.6 percent reduced in automotive sales, as contrast to the sales of the first two months of 2006, the market share of imports dipped from 73 to 69 percent. On the other hand, the total vehicle manufacture in the first two months of 2007 augmented by 15.6 as compared to the same period last year, thereby reaching 153,256. Automobile manufacture for January and February of 2007 has also augmented by 26.7 percent, reaching 85,948.