New taxis were introduced to Ulaanbaatar yesterday at a ceremony in Sukhbaatar Square attended by Minister for Road, Transportation and Urban Development Kh.Battulga, Mayor G.Munkhbayar, senior officials of Hyundai Motors, and representatives of the Ulaanbaatar Taxi Transport Service LLC. The company will buy 1200 new taxis from Hyundai, the first 400 of which will be on the roads by May 1. All the vehicles are ecology-friendly and will run on gas from June. 

Chief of Auto Transport Board B.Tsengel has said many of the taxis now operating would be phased out, as they are old and emit carbon beyond permissible limits.