The Hyundai Sonata ranked #1 at home 16 times between 1994 and 2015. May 2020 update: Now with All-brands and All-models rankings from 1990 to 1997, meaning there are now 30 uninterrupted years of annual All-local models rankings for South Korea (5 new articles). BSCB covers over 30 years worth of Historical Data for South Korea. Over…
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 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%…
Kia Sorento * See the Top 52 All-local models and Top 5 brands by clicking on the title! * Sales of new local models in South Korea are up a very solid 10% year-on-year in South Korea to 110,660 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1.051.305 units, up 4% on…
Kia Carnival * See the Top 50 All-local models by clicking on the title! * Sales of local models in South Korea are up 2% year-on-year in July to 127,319 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 834,662 units, up 4% on 2013. Below the Hyundai Sonata signing its 4th month…
8 Renault Talisman found a buyer worldwide in May vs. 284 Samsung SM7. * See the worldwide sales of all Renault/Dacia/Samsung models by clicking on the title! * As Renault made public the worldwide sales of all its models I thought this should warrant a quick update on BSCB, before I…
Kia Rio * See the Top 40 best-selling Korean models by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * The original World Full Year 2012 Top 1000 is here We continue on our exploration of the worldwide best-sellers in 2012 and this time I give you the best-selling Korean models. As…
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…
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…
Hyundai Avante Lots of important model launches this year in South Korea mean changing rankings and a very interesting market indeed. The best-sellers in the country are not always the models that everyone is familiar with in the rest of the world. The new Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) confirms the…
Hyundai Sonata After a scare in 2007, the Hyundai Sonata is back as the undisputed South Korea leader this year thanks to its facelift and sales up 3% to 123,208 units while the Hyundai Avante is down 21% to 87,579. The new gen Kia Morning (aka Picanto) is a roaring…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * Another year with the Hyundai Sonata in the lead in South Korea, however this time the fight is very close with the Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) at #2: 119,133 sales (+2%)…
Hyundai Grandeur * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * The Hyundai Sonata is the most popular car in South Korea for the 7th time in the last 8 years thanks to sales up 25% year-on-year to 116,482 units. The rest…
Hyundai NF Sonata * See the Top 50 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * After one year of interruption by the Hyundai Santa Fe, the Hyundai Sonata reclaims the pole position in South Korea this year through its new generation NF with 93,045 sales,…
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! * After 5 consecutive years in pole position, the transition between two generations of Hyundai Sonata (EF to NF) is fatal for the nameplate: in 2004 the Hyundai Santa Fe is the most popular…