Registered 22,199 imported cars in February..24% year-on-year increase

Mar 08, 2025
















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The Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA) reported that the number of new imported cars registered increased 32.6 percent in February from 15,229 in January to 20,199 units, up 24.4 percent from 16,237 in February 2024, while the cumulative number of 35,428 units increased 20.8 percent from 29,320 units a year earlier.




The number of registered units by brand in February was 6,274 BMWs, 4,663 Mercedes-Benz, 2,222 Tesla, 1,337 Lexus, 1,046 Volvo, 703 Porsche, 623 Toyota, 609 Mini, 499 Volkswagen, 499 Volkswagen, Land Rover,There were 33 Chevrolet, 30 Maserati, 28 Ferrari, 26 Bentley, 25 Cadillac, 21 GMC, and 13 Rolls-Royce.





BMW ranked No. 1 in sales of imported cars in February 2025

















The number of registered vehicles by displacement was 9,839 units (48.7%), 2,000cc to 3,000cc to 5,632 units (27.9%), 3,000cc to 4,000cc to 613 units (3.0%), more than 4,000cc to 358 units (1.8%), and other (electric vehicles) 3,727 units (18.6%).By country, 15,017 units in Europe (74.3%), 2,258 units in Japan (11.2%), and 2,924 units in the United States (14.5%), followed by 13,013 units in hybrid (64.4%), 3,757 units in electricity (18.6%), 3,226 units in gasoline (16.0%), and 203 units in diesel (1.0%).





By purchase type, out of 20,199 units, individual purchases were 13,068 units, 64.7%, and corporate purchases were 7,131 units, 35.3%.Registration of individual purchases by region was 4,073 units in Gyeonggi Province (31.2%), 2,547 units in Seoul (19.5%), and 804 units in Busan (6.2%), and registration of corporate purchases by region was 2,433 units in Busan (34.1%), 1,787 units in Incheon (25.1%) and 1,238 units in Gyeongnam (17.4%).





The best-selling models for February were Tesla Model Y (2,038 units), Mercedes-Benz E 200 (927 units), and BMW 520 (922 units).

















New registration of imported cars in February increased month-on-month due to electric vehicle registration following the confirmation of electric vehicle subsidies and new car effects of some brands, said Jung Yoon-young, vice chairman of the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association.
















This article was translated by Naver AI translator.