SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s imported automobile gross sales grew in double digits final month as a result of sturdy demand for German luxurious fashions, trade information confirmed Wednesday.
The variety of imported autos bought right here jumped 16.4 % from a 12 months earlier to fifteen,229 in January, in line with the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA).
German automaker BMW ranked first when it comes to automotive gross sales right here amongst international corporations by promoting 5,960 models final month.
Another German carmaker Mercedes-Benz got here subsequent with the sale of three,790 models, adopted by Japanese automaker Lexus with 1,126 models, Volvo with 1,033 models, Porsche with 644 models and Toyota with 430 models.
The variety of European fashions bought right here got here to 12,697 final month, accounting for 83.4 % of the full. U.S. and Japanese manufacturers recorded market shares of 5.2 % and 11.4 % every.