The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in November. New car sales in South Korea skid down -15.5% year-on-year in November to 144,546 units, including 126,136 sales for local manufacturers (-12.2%) and 18,410 for foreigners (-32.9%). The year-to-date tally now stands at 1,560,055 units, down 8% year-on-year…
The new generation Korando helps Ssangyong up 18.8% this month at home. This article has been updated with all foreign brands and the Top 80 foreign models. The South Korean new car market drops -5.7% year-on-year in March to 156.366 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative at -2.4% to…
The Hyundai Palisade ranks 4th at home in South Korea for the second month running. This article along with all South Korea monthly articles since January 2018 have been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. The South Korean new light vehicle market is down 2.3% year-on-year in February to…
The Hyundai Grandeur puts an end to 8 straight wins by the Hyundai Santa Fe. This article has been update with the Top 85 foreign models. Stable sales in South Korea in November: down just 0.2% to 162.249 units leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.4% to 1.652.470. Local carmakers…
The new EV variant pushes the Hyundai Kona to a new ranking record at home. This post has been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. After tumbling down 17.2% in September, the South Korean new car market rebounds in October at +23.8% to 160.370 registrations, with the surge very…
The facelifted Hyundai Grand Starex is up to its highest ranking in at least 6 years. This post has been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. It's a month to forget in South Korea with September deliveries plunging down 17.2% year-on-year to just 127.352 units, the first double-digit decline…
Hyundai Santa Fe This post has been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. The South Korean new car market gains a relatively solid 5.2% year-on-year in August to 145.542 units, once again helped by very healthy sales by foreign manufacturers up 9.5% to 13.2% share while local marques advance…
The Hyundai Santa Fe has been the best-selling vehicle in South Korea for the past 5 months. This post has been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea gain 4.1% year-on-year to 154.310 registrations, once again generously helped by foreigners up 10.1% to 13.3%…
The Hyundai Santa Fe enjoys a 4th consecutive month in pole position. This post has been updated with the Top 85 best-selling foreign models. The South Korea new car market sinks 5% year-on-year in June to 155.138 registrations, just as foreign carmakers drop 2% to 23.311 units, this time failing…
The Hyundai Santa Fe threepeats at #1 for the first time in 14 years. * See the Top 30 brands, Top 60 local models and Top 80 foreigners by clicking on the title * New car sales in South Korea edge up 2% year-on-year in May to 157.433 registrations, with…
The new generation Hyundai Santa Fe is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea this month. This post has been updated with the Top 80 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea edge down 0.5% year-on-year in March to 165.834 units, with once again very dynamic foreign carmakers up 20%…
Ssangyong Tivoli * See the Top 53 All-local models and Top 5 local brands by clicking on the title * Sales of new local models are up 5% year-on-year in January to 111,620 deliveries, and it's a good month for Light Commercial Vehicles, with the Hyundai Porter up 4 spots on…
Samsung QM3 * See the Top 52 All-local models by clicking on the title! * * The Full Year 2013 update is here! * The South Korean new car market finishes 2013 on a sad note: down 9% year-on-year in December 123,545 registrations (excluding imports) which brings the final 2013…
Samsung QM3 * See the Top 52 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * Sales of new local cars in South Korea are down 8% year-on-year in November to 119,195 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,251,617 units, down 1% on 2012. The Hyundai Porter manages the amazing…
Hyundai Porter * See the Top 50 All-local models and Top 5 brands by clicking on the title! * Sales of local models are down 2% year-on-year in October in South Korea to 122,027 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,132,422 units, down a mere 0.4% on 2012. Keep in…