25,229 imported cars registered in March..Mercedes-Benz retakes first place with 6762 units

Apr 03, 2025

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The Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA) reported that the number of new imported cars registered in March rose 24.9 percent from 20,199 in February and 25,229 in March 2024, down 0.1 percent from 25,263 in March 2024, while 60,657 cumulative vehicles in the first quarter rose 11.1 percent from 54,583 a year earlier.

The number of registered cars by brand in March was 6,762 Mercedes-Benz, 6,378 BMW, 2,591 Tesla, 1,424 Volvo, 1,414 Lexus, 1,091 Porsche, 1,033 Toyota, 620 Mini, 584 Volkswagen, Ford, There were 48 Cadillacs, 44 Ferrari, 26 GMC, 23 Maserati, 20 Lamborghini, 18 Rolls-Royce, 18 Chevrolet, 14 Bentley, and BYD teenagers.

The number of registered vehicles by displacement was 11,624 units (46.1%) below 2,000 cc, 7,011 units (27.8%) below 2,000 cc to 3,000 cc, 587 units (2.3%) below 3,000 cc, 349 units (1.4%) above 4,000 cc, and 5,658 units (22.4%) of other (electric vehicles). By country, 18,988 units in Europe (75.3%), 3,555 units in the United States (14.1%), 2,676 units in Japan (10.6%), and 10 units in China (0.0%), followed by 15,643 units (62.0%), 5,658 units of electricity (22.4%), 3,632 units of gasoline (14.4%), and 296 units of diesel (1.2%).




By purchase type, out of 25,229 units, individual purchases were 16,235 units, accounting for 64.4% and corporate purchases were 8,994 units, accounting for 35.6%. Registration of individual purchases by region was 5,076 units in Gyeonggi Province (31.3%), 3,228 units in Seoul (19.9%), 967 units in Busan (6.0%), and 967 units in Incheon (6.0%), while registration of corporate purchases by region was 3,065 units in Busan (34.1%), 1,985 units in Incheon (22.1%) and 1,674 units in Gyeongnam (18.6%).

The best-selling models in March were Mercedes-Benz E 200 (1,926 units), Tesla Model 3 (1,291 units), and BMW 520 (1,195 units).

Jeong Yoon-young, vice chairman of the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA), explained, "New registration of imported cars in March increased month-on-month due to active marketing by some brands, smooth supply and demand, and new car effects."




Editor Kim Tae-jin, tj.kim@carguy.kr








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.