One of Croatia's poorest areas, Grubine, has the strange honor of what is perhaps the world's highest per-capita Mercedes ownership, with 117 three-pointed-stars owned by just 800 residents.
Called "Mechkas" (bears), they are apparently highly sought-after status symbols, particularly among Croatians who were exposed to the cars while working in Germany, only to return home with their new Benz models of their own.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gunnar Heinrich @ Feb 26th 2006 9:17PM
I could have sworn that the honor would have gone to Hong Kong- it would seem 1 out of 5 people there drive a Benz of some condition.
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Car-la @ Feb 27th 2006 5:40AM
Well, actually, I didn't see that many MBs in HK, but some time ago I read MB had a marketshare of 20% in Singapore (don't know if that still is the case).
PRIMEkart @ Feb 27th 2006 7:46AM
You should visit Israel. The highet per capita ownership in the world of ... Mazda 323 Protege 1600 cc Automatics in White or Silver! (-: