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South Korea September 2011: Kia K5 back in shape

October 5th, 2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

Kia K5/Optima

* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on ‘Read more’ at end of post! *

The South Korean models ranking’s podium is unchanged this month vs. August with the Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) in the lead with a robust 9.2% share and 11,408 sales, followed by the Kia Morning (aka Picanto) at 10,330 units and 8.6% and the Hyundai Sonata with 9,986 sales and 8%.

The Kia K5 (aka Optima) is up one spot to #4 and sells 9,475 units for a 7.6% market share this month, its best score in 14 months… The Hyundai Grandeur rebounds from a poor month of August to 7,048 sales and 5.7% in 6th place, while the Samsung SM5 is up 2 spots to #8 at 4,537 units and 3.7%. Notice the new Samsung SM7 already down 5 spots to #13.

Previous month: see the South Korean August 2011 Top 40 best-selling models here.

Full September 2011 Top 40 Ranking Table below.

South Korea September 2011:

Pos Model Sept % Aug 2011 % Pos
1 Hyundai Avante 11,408 9.2% 1 97,537 8.7% 1
2 Kia Morning 10,330 8.3% 2 91,168 8.2% 2
3 Hyundai Sonata 9,986 8.0% 3 76,399 6.8% 4
4 Kia K5 9,475 7.6% 5 63,427 5.7% 6
5 Hyundai Porter 7,737 6.2% 4 74,082 6.6% 5
6 Hyundai Grandeur 7,048 5.7% 7 83,408 7.5% 3
7 Chevrolet Spark 6,116 4.9% 6 49,143 4.4% 7
8 Samsung SM5 4,537 3.7% 10 38,412 3.4% 11
9 Hyundai Grand Starex 4,339 3.5% 9 38,616 3.5% 9
10 Kia Bongo 4,291 3.5% 12 38,548 3.4% 10
11 Kia Sportage R 4,066 3.3% 13 38,998 3.5% 8
12 Hyundai Tucson ix 3,685 3.0% 11 32,440 2.9% 12
13 Samsung SM7 3,221 2.6% 8 13,707 1.2% 22
14 Kia Sorento R 3,218 2.6% 15 30,547 2.7% 13
15 Samsung SM3 2,831 2.3% 14 26,772 2.4% 15
16 Kia Forte 2,697 2.2% 17 27,505 2.5% 14
17 Hyundai Santa Fe 2,319 1.9% 16 19,768 1.8% 18
18 Hyundai Accent 2,259 1.8% 18 17,372 1.6% 21
19 Kia Carnival R 1,844 1.5% 19 19,936 1.8% 17
20 Chevrolet Cruze 1,802 1.5% 21 21,774 1.9% 16
21 Chevrolet Orlando 1,792 1.4% 22 11,935 1.1% 24
22 Hyundai Genesis 1,642 1.3% 20 17,955 1.6% 20
23 Kia K7 1,588 1.3% 23 18,356 1.6% 19
24 Kia Pride 1,430 1.2% 25 9,873 0.9% 26
25 Kia Soul 1,328 1.1% 24 13,643 1.2% 23
26 Hyundai Veloster 1,159 0.9% 26 8,517 0.8% 28
27 SsangYong Actyon Sports 1,026 0.8% 28 8,873 0.8% 27
28 Hyundai Equus 996 0.8% 27 10,882 1.0% 25
29 Kia Mohave 796 0.6% 31 5,621 0.5% 35
30 SsangYong Korando C 657 0.5% 29 7,880 0.7% 30
31 SsangYong Rexton 643 0.5% 32 6,728 0.6% 31
32 Daewoo Damas 631 0.5% 35 5,799 0.5% 33
33 Samsung QM5 626 0.5% 30 6,002 0.5% 32
34 Daewoo Alpheon 535 0.4% 38 7,898 0.7% 29
35 Hyundai Veracruz 448 0.4% 33 5,671 0.5% 34
36 Hyundai i30 405 0.3% 43 1,733 0.2% n/a
37 Chevrolet Aveo 364 0.3% 34 2,754 0.2% 37
38 Kia Carens 351 0.3% 37 n/a n/a n/a
39 Kia Opirus 334 0.3% 40 4,020 0.4% 36
40 Daewoo Labo 298 0.2% 39 n/a n/a n/a

Source: DC at www.autoweek.nl, www.bobaedream.co.kr

Note: this models ranking doesn’t take into account imported models, with the best-selling foreign car traditionally selling around 1,000 units per month in South Korea.

 

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  1. Miguel
    October 6th, 2011 at 08:14 | #1
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    @MFabio83
    Nowdays Hyundai make cars as good as a Mercedes or Bmw! The quality is the same or even higher!

  2. MFabio83
    October 6th, 2011 at 04:46 | #2
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    @Sith
    yes, great number. i saw a Genesis sedan and it was build so good, like an Audi A6 or a Merecedes-Benz E-Klasse. I’d like to test also the Equus because it could be a very great car about quality and comfort.

  3. Sith
    October 6th, 2011 at 03:19 | #3
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    The sales of the Hyundai Equus are impressive (996).

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