Tesla, which had fallen to 3rd place in imported automobile gross sales in Korea final month after being overtaken by BMW, has regained the highest place.
BMW is anticipated to safe the imported automobile throne for the third consecutive 12 months, widening its hole with second-place Mercedes-Benz by greater than 10,000 items primarily based on January-November gross sales.
In response to the Korea Imported Vehicle Affiliation (KAIDA) on Dec. 3, Tesla recorded 7,632 new registrations final month, rating because the top-selling model. BMW adopted with 6,426 items, and Mercedes-Benz recorded 6,139 registrations for second and third place respectively.
BMW topped cumulative gross sales from January by November this 12 months with 70,541 items. Mercedes-Benz offered 60,260 items, and Tesla offered 55,594 items respectively. With BMW and Mercedes-Benz’s gross sales hole exceeding 10 thousand items, BMW’s third consecutive annual gross sales management since 2023 seems seemingly.
Complete imported automobile new registrations final month reached 29,357 items, up 23.4% in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months.
Following Tesla, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz, Volvo with 1,459 items, BYD with 1,164 items, Lexus with 1,039 items, MINI with 918 items, Toyota with 864 items, Porsche with 800 items, and Audi with 705 items made it into the highest 10.
By gas sort, hybrids led with 15,064 items (51.3%), adopted by electrical autos with 10,757 items (36.6%), gasoline with 3,210 items (10.9%), and diesel with 326 items (1.1%).
The very best-selling mannequin in November was the Tesla Mannequin Y (4,604 items), with the Mercedes-Benz E 200 (1,658 items) and Tesla Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary (1,576 items) recording the highest 3.
For cumulative gross sales by trim from January by November this 12 months, the Tesla Mannequin Y (35,363 items) dominated with an amazing margin. Conventional powerhouses Mercedes-Benz E 200 and BMW 520 managed solely 13,652 items and 13,469 items respectively.
