SEOUL, April 3 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- South Korea's imported car sales logged a double-digit growth last month due to strong demand for electric vehicles and German luxury models, industry data showed on Friday, reported Xinhua.
The number of imported vehicles sold here jumped 34.6 per cent from a year earlier to 33,970 in March, according to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association.
For the first three months of 2026, 82,120 imported cars were sold, up 35.4 per cent compared with the same period of last year.
United States (US) carmaker Tesla ranked first in terms of automotive sales among foreign companies by selling 11,130 units last month.
German automaker BMW came next with 6,785 units sold, followed by fellow German carmaker Mercedes‑Benz with 5,419 units, Chinese automaker BYD with 1,664 units, Chinese-owned Swedish automaker Volvo with 1,496 units, German automaker Audi with 1,300 units, and Japanese automaker Lexus with 1,178 units.
The number of European models sold here was 18,838 last month, taking up 55.5 per cent of the total.
US, Japanese and Chinese brands recorded market shares of 33.8 per cent, 5.9 per cent and 4.9 per cent each.
-- BERNAMA-XINHUA
BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial
