SEOUL, July 5 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s imported automobile gross sales rose in double digits final month on the again of the rollout of latest autos, business information confirmed on Wednesday.
The variety of imported autos offered right here stood at 26,756 in June, up 17.9 % from a yr earlier, in keeping with the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA).
German automaker BMW ranked first when it comes to automotive gross sales right here amongst international firms by promoting 8,100 items final month.
Another German carmaker Mercedes-Benz got here subsequent with the home sale of 8,003 items, trailed by Lexus with 1,655 items, Volvo with 1,372 items, Audi with 1,347 items and Porsche with 1,109 items.
The variety of European fashions offered right here was 22,644 in June, accounting for 84.6 % of the whole. Japanese and U.S. manufacturers recorded 10.2 % and 5.2 % market shares every.
For the primary six months of this yr, the imported automobile gross sales totaled 130,689 items, down 0.2 % in comparison with the identical interval of final yr.