Imported car sales rise 7.5 pct in Nov. amid pandemic
2020/12/03 10:05
imported cars-Nov. sales
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) — Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea rose 7.5 percent in November from a year earlier due to strong demand for German cars, an industry association said Thursday.
The number of newly registered foreign vehicles climbed to 27,436 units last month from 25,514 a year earlier despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA) said in a statement.
From January to November, foreign carmakers sold 243,440 autos, up 13 percent from 214,780 in the same period of last year, KAIDA said.
The three bestselling models last month were the Mercedes-Benz E 250 sedan, Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI SUV and Mercedes-Benz E 350 4MATIC sedan, the statement said.’
This file photo taken on Oct. 13, 2020, and provided by Mercedes-Benz Korea shows the new E-Class sedan. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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