South Korea August 2011: Samsung SM7 up to #8
Samsung SM7
* See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on ‘Read more’ at end of post! *
No surprise in pole position: the Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) is ahead again and even improves its market share on July at 9% thanks to 10,283 sales. The Kia Morning (aka Picanto) stays 2nd and is also up to reach an excellent 8.6% share at 9,834 units. The Hyundai Sonata is up one spot to #3 with 8,686 sales and 7.5% share, well ahead of its overall 2011 level (6.7%).
Kia Morning
The launch honeymoon is over for the Hyundai Grandeur, down 4 spots to #7 after 6 months spent on the podium. One culprit could be the relaunched Samsung SM7, up a massive 12 spots on July to land in 8th position this month with 3,755 sales and 3.3%.
Previous month: see the July 2011 South Korean Top 40 best-selling models here.
Full August 2011 Top 40 Ranking Table below.
South Korea August 2011:
| Pos | Model | August | % | Jul | 2011 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Hyundai Avante | 10,283 | 9.0% | 1 | 86,129 | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2 | Kia Morning | 9,834 | 8.6% | 2 | 80,838 | 8.1% | 2 |
| 3 | Hyundai Sonata | 8,586 | 7.5% | 4 | 66,413 | 6.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Hyundai Porter | 7,258 | 6.4% | 5 | 66,345 | 6.7% | 5 |
| 5 | Kia K5 | 5,920 | 5.2% | 6 | 53,952 | 5.4% | 6 |
| 6 | Chevrolet Spark | 5,827 | 5.1% | 7 | 43,027 | 4.3% | 7 |
| 7 | Hyundai Grandeur | 5,403 | 4.7% | 3 | 76,360 | 7.7% | 3 |
| 8 | Samsung SM7 | 3,755 | 3.3% | 20 | 10,486 | 1.1% | 23 |
| 9 | Hyundai Grand Starex | 3,694 | 3.2% | 8 | 34,277 | 3.4% | 9 |
| 10 | Samsung SM5 | 3,690 | 3.2% | 11 | 33,875 | 3.4% | 11 |
| 11 | Hyundai Tucson ix | 3,678 | 3.2% | 12 | 28,755 | 2.9% | 12 |
| 12 | Kia Bongo | 3,518 | 3.1% | 10 | 34,257 | 3.4% | 10 |
| 13 | Kia Sportage R | 3,472 | 3.0% | 9 | 34,932 | 3.5% | 8 |
| 14 | Samsung SM3 | 2,811 | 2.5% | 14 | 23,941 | 2.4% | 15 |
| 15 | Kia Sorento R | 2,791 | 2.5% | 13 | 27,329 | 2.7% | 13 |
| 16 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 2,654 | 2.3% | 18 | 17,449 | 1.8% | 18 |
| 17 | Kia Forte | 2,613 | 2.3% | 15 | 24,808 | 2.5% | 14 |
| 18 | Hyundai Accent | 2,365 | 2.1% | 16 | 15,113 | 1.5% | 21 |
| 19 | Kia Carnival R | 2,071 | 1.8% | 17 | 18,092 | 1.8% | 17 |
| 20 | Hyundai Genesis | 1,895 | 1.7% | 21 | 16,313 | 1.6% | 20 |
| 21 | Chevrolet Cruze | 1,865 | 1.6% | 19 | 19,972 | 2.0% | 16 |
| 22 | Chevrolet Orlando | 1,780 | 1.6% | 22 | 10,143 | 1.0% | 24 |
| 23 | Kia K7 | 1,602 | 1.4% | 23 | 16,768 | 1.7% | 19 |
| 24 | Kia Soul | 1,534 | 1.3% | 24 | 12,315 | 1.2% | 22 |
| 25 | Kia Pride | 1,430 | 1.3% | 27 | 8,443 | 0.8% | 26 |
| 26 | Hyundai Veloster | 1,192 | 1.0% | 25 | 7,358 | 0.7% | 29 |
| 27 | Hyundai Equus | 1,172 | 1.0% | 26 | 9,886 | 1.0% | 25 |
| 28 | SsangYong Actyon Sports | 942 | 0.8% | 28 | 7,847 | 0.8% | 27 |
| 29 | SsangYong Korando C | 907 | 0.8% | 30 | 7,223 | 0.7% | 30 |
| 30 | Samsung QM5 | 819 | 0.7% | 29 | 5,376 | 0.5% | 32 |
| 31 | Kia Mohave | 773 | 0.7% | 33 | 4,825 | 0.5% | 35 |
| 32 | SsangYong Rexton | 619 | 0.5% | 31 | 6,085 | 0.6% | 31 |
| 33 | Hyundai Veracruz | 561 | 0.5% | 35 | 5,223 | 0.5% | 33 |
| 34 | Chevrolet Aveo | 514 | 0.5% | 37 | 2,390 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 35 | Daewoo Damas | 493 | 0.4% | 32 | 5,168 | 0.5% | 34 |
| 36 | SsangYong Chairman W | 476 | 0.4% | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 37 | Kia Carens | 417 | 0.4% | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 38 | Daewoo Alpheon | 415 | 0.4% | 34 | 7,363 | 0.7% | 28 |
| 39 | Daewoo Labo | 324 | 0.3% | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 40 | Kia Opirus | 323 | 0.3% | 38 | 3,686 | 0.4% | 36 |
Source: www.autoweek.nl, www.bobaedream.com.kr
Note: This ranking doesn’t take into account sales of imported models.
