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Hello again, Mr. Moto After 2011’s less robust showing in terms of new car sales — a major economic indicator of consumer confidence — automobiles are again flying off the lots. According to figures from the Association of Automobile Importers in Lebanon, which are compiled from car registration statistics, the sector has seen a 17.7 percent rise in the first two months of 2012, with 3,796 cars sold in the first two months of 2011 and 4,469 new passenger cars sold in the first two months of 2012. Again, Korean brand Kia was the big winner in these new statistics, selling 1,252 new cars,  against 938 in the same period last year. Korean models also took second place, with Hyundai selling 702 cars versus 538 in 2011. Third, fourth and fifth in the rankings were Japan’s Nissan, Japan’s Toyota, and rounding out the pack was the US brand Chevrolet. The