Kia Niro * See the Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 local models and Top 143 foreigners by clicking on the title * Now updated with foreign brands and models rankings. The South Korean new car market is up 16% year-on-year in June to 184.437 units, lifting the half-year tally up…
Kia Niro * Now updated with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 All-local models & Top 140 foreigners * The South Korean new car market is up 4% year-on-year to 157.762 registrations with local manufacturers pulling the entire market gain at +4% and 139.617 sales whereas foreign carmakers are stable at 18.145…
The Genesis EQ900 now dominates the luxury segment in South Korea. * See the Top 55 local models, Top 130 foreigners and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * Now updated with the Top 30 brands and Top 135 foreigners for March 2016 The South Korean new car…
Hyundai Equus In between the USA and Paris, I had the privilege to be able to fit two hours worth of driving outside the Seoul Incheon International Airport in South Korea. These are the 10 best pictures of these two hours, spent primarily in the town of Incheon and in…
Could the Dongfeng Fengguang be the best-selling vehicle in Kuqa? (Click to enlarge) This is Part 10 of my China 2014 Photo Report series, you can see all previous Reports here. After crossing the Taklamakan Desert, we now arrive in Kuqa (pronounced 'Kootcher') on the Northern Silk Road. Kuga is 715…
Hyundai Avante * See the Top 53 All-local models and Top 25 brands by clicking on the title! * Sales of new local cars in South Korea are down 2% in 2013 to 1,375,162 registrations (1.53 million including foreign brands), and this year we witnessed the closest battle for the…
Kia Morning * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The South Korean new car market is up a shy 2% year-on-year over the first 6 months of 2013 to 745,181 registrations (including imports). It's always fascinating to realise that South Korean brands have a…
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * In December 135,669 new local models were sold in South Korea, up 5% year-on-year and bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 1,402,065 units, down…
Kia K7 * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! * The South Korea new car market (excluding imports) is up a very healthy 12% year-on-year in November to 129,364 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,266,396, down 7% on 2011. The Hyundai Avante (aka…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 50 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * After one year disturbed by the generation change, the Hyundai Sonata is back in the lead over the Full Year 2010 in South Korea through its YF new generation with 135,735 sales, up…