The Ssangyong Torres has landed in the South Korean charts. 12/07 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea drop -10.6% year-on-year in June to 143,848 units, including 121,153 local vehicles (-10.1%) and 22,695 foreigners (-13.3%). The year-to-date tally is now off -11.3% to 799,895…
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 Hyundai Grandeur posts it largest volume since December 2016. 20/04 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. South Korea has managed to wrestle COVID-19 to the ground for now, going from #2 most affected country in the world as of March 6 when we initially published February 2020 data…
As of March 6, South Korea is the 2nd country in the world most affected by the coronavirus. 17/03 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. The coronavirus outbreak, which has infected 6.284 South Koreans (the most in any nation outside China) and killed 40 as of March 6, has…
The Genesis GV80 has landed in South Korea. 5/03 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. The South Korean new car market drops a steep -14.7% year-on-year in January to just 115.768 registrations including 99.602 local models (-15.2%) and 16.166 foreigners (-11.2%). Brand leader Hyundai (-19.2%) is hit very hard…
The striking new Hyundai Grandeur is #1 in South Korea in November. 22/01/20 update: Now with Top 85 foreign models. 17/12/19 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. The South Korea new car market remains muted in November at -1.7% to 159.447 registrations, with local carmakers dropping -4.2% to 133.33…
The Hyundai Sonata is now the YTD best-seller at home. 19/11 update: Now with the Top 10 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea are back in negative in October at -2.1% year-on-year to 156.996 registrations including 134.895 locals (-3.3%) and 22.101 foreigners (+6.2%), leading to a year-to-date tally…
The Kia Seltos is up to #4 in South Korea in September. 18/10 update: Now with the Top 10 foreign models. The South Korean new car market manages to post its first gain since last January at +4.1% to 132.611 units thanks to foreign manufacturers particularly strong at +17.3% to…
The Kia Seltos is inside the South Korean Top 5 for its 2nd month in market. This article has been updated with the Top 10 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea slide down -6.1% year-on-year in August to 136.601 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down -4.5% to 1.148.319.…
The Kia K7 is the best-selling passenger car in South Korea in July. The South Korean new car market drops -4.1% year-on-year in July to 148.055 units, with local carmakers down -3.9% to 128.602 and foreigners down -5.2% to 19.453. Year-to-date, the overall volume is down -4.3% to 1.011.718, handicapped…
The new generation lifts Hyundai Sonata sales up 55% at home. This article has been updated with the Top 80 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea continue to look depressed with April volumes down another -6.6% to 154.515 units, as local manufacturers (-2.2% to 136.296) are hampered by…
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 Palisade is the 4th best-selling vehicle in South Korea in January. 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 car market is up 1.6% year-on-year in January to 135.662 units, with…
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…