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UN cautions against grey imports

UN cautions against grey imports
UNSAFE: Imported cars

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has raised concerns over the exportation of used vehicles to Africa which it deems unsafe and also dangerous to the environment.

The report released by the UNEP recently says millions of used cars, vans, and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States, and Japan to the developing countries are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution.

The report says this then hinders efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change and according to the report, between 2015 and 2018; 14 million used light-duty vehicles were export...

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