RIYADH: Saudi Arabia imported some 320,000 cars during the first half of this year — equivalent to 57 percent of last year"s total figure, the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority told Aleqtisadiah. The authority revealed the number of vehicles imported into the Kingdom during 2021 amounted to about 562,000, up 2.9 percent on the previous year. Key import partners include Japan, US, and South Korea, the authority said, with Thailand, Germany, China, and India also playing a prominent role. Saudi ports have witnessed a growth in car imports during the first quarter of 2022, amid an increase in cargo throughput tonnage, official statistics showed in April. The first three months of the year recorded an increase in the numbers of cars by 12.85 percent with a total of 219,488 cars, data published by the Saudi Ports Authority, MAWANI showed.