Tesla is amazing..Imported cars become No. 1 in May sales of 6,570 units

Jun 06, 2025
















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The Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA) reported that the number of new imported cars registered increased 31.1 percent in May from 21,495 in April and 28,189 in May 2024, up 16.4 percent from 24,209 in May 2024, with a cumulative increase of 10.0 percent from 100,352 a year earlier.

Registered numbers by brand in May were 6,570 Tesla, 6,415 Mercedes-Benz, 6,405 BMW, 1,192 Porsche, 1,134 Lexus, 1,129 Volvo, 1,022 Audi, 725 Toyota, 590 Mini, 533 Volkswagen, 533 Volkswagen, and VW,There were 97 Lincoln, 32 Bentley, 31 Lamborghini, 28 Ferrari, 25 GMC, 21 Rolls-Royce, 20 Maserati, and 5 Chevrolet.

The number of registered vehicles by displacement was 11,047 units (39.2%), 2,000cc-3,000cc 6,643 units (23.6%), 3,000cc-4,000cc 591 units (2.1%), more than 4,000cc 375 units (1.3%), and other (electric vehicles) 9,533 units (33.8%).By country, there were 18,346 units in Europe (65.1%), 2,004 units in Japan (7.1%), 7,326 units in the United States (26.0%), and 513 units in China (1.8%), followed by 15,027 units in hybrid (53.3%), 9,533 units in electricity (33.8%), 3,280 units in gasoline (11.6%), and 349 units in diesel (1.2%).













By purchase type, out of 28,189 units, individual purchases accounted for 65.5% of 18,468 units and corporate purchases accounted for 34.5% of 9,721 units.Registration of individual purchases by region was 6,043 units in Gyeonggi Province (32.7%), 3,662 units in Seoul (19.8%), and 1,227 units in Incheon (6.6%), while registration of corporate purchases by region was 2,926 units in Busan (30.1%), 2,702 units in Incheon (27.8%), and 1,817 units in Gyeongnam (18.7%).

The best-selling models for May were Tesla Model Y (4,961), Mercedes-Benz E 200 (1,312), and Tesla Model Long Range (1,276).Jeong Yoon-young, vice chairman of the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA), explained, "New registration of imported cars in May increased from the previous month due to smooth supply and demand of some brands and new car effects."











This article was translated by Naver AI translator.