For No Apparent Reason, Turkmenistan Will No Longer Import Black Cars

Live in Turkmenistan? Want to buy a brand new car? We have some bad news. In a frankly bizarre decision, the Central Asian country’s customs officials are no longer allowing the importation of black cars, without giving a proper reason. Apparently, though, importers are now encouraged to buy white instead, because it’s a ‘lucky colour’. All of this might have something to do with the fact that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov recently switched to a fleet of white limousines.

The ban comes as part of a new set of rules, which also blocks the import of supercars, coupes, cars with tinted windows and with personalised number plates.

Source: Chrono TM via BBC News