South Korea March 2015: Hyundai Porter and Sonata on top

Hyundai places the Porter at #1 and the Sonata at #2 this month at home.

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Sales of local models are up 5% year-on-year in March in South Korea to 127,216 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 342,038 units, up 2% on 2014. The Hyundai Porter is back in charge despite sales down 4% on a year ago to 9,117 deliveries, adding up to a market-leading 24,850 over the 1^st Quarter. The Hyundai Sonata benefits fully from the new models with deliveries up 82% on March 2014 to 8,556 in 2^nd place, however the Kia Morning doesn’t fare as well: down 13% to 7,936 sales to round up the podium. Further down, the Hyundai Avante (-4%) and Grandeur (-12%) lose ground, the Kia Sorento (+302%) and Carnival (+250%) step up thanks to their new generation, the Hyundai Tucson ix is back up to #12 – now in runout mode before the new generation comes in, the Hyundai Genesis is very solid again at #15 and 3,535 deliveries and the SsangYong Tivoli remains the brand’s best-seller for its third month in market at #17 and 2,827 units.

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Full March 2015 Top 53 All-local models and Top 4 brands below.