27,779 imported cars registered in June..Mercedes, Tesla in 3rd Place
Jul 04, 2025
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Registered by brand in June were 6,553 BMWs, 6,377 Tesla, 6,037 Mercedes-Benz, 1,230 Lexus, 1,067 Volvo, 1,056 Porsche, 1,042 Audi, 809 Toyota, 775 Mini, 775 Volkswagen, 717 Land Rover, Lincoln had 94 units, Cadillac 64 units, Lamborghini 50 units, Ferrari 26 units, Bentley 24 units, Maserati 16 units, Rolls-Royce 13 units, GMC 12 units, and Chevrolet 4 units.
The number of registered vehicles by displacement was 11,717 units (42.2%) under 2,000 cc, 5,807 units (20.9%) under 2,000 cc to 3,000 cc, 706 units (2.5%) under 3,000 cc to 4,000 cc, 424 units (1.5%), and 9,125 units (32.8%) of other (electric vehicles). By country, 18,237 units in Europe (65.7%), 7,141 units in the United States (25.7%), 2,181 units in Japan (7.9%), and 220 units in China (0.8%) followed by 14,916 units in hybrid (53.7%), 9,125 units in electricity (32.8%), 3,470 units in gasoline (12.5%), and 268 units in diesel (1.0%).
By purchase type, out of 27,779 units, individual purchases accounted for 65.6% of 18,215 units and corporate purchases accounted for 34.4% of 9,564 units. Registration of individual purchases by region was 5,842 units in Gyeonggi Province (32.1%), 3,725 units in Seoul (20.5%), and 1,165 units in Incheon (6.4%), and registration of corporate purchases by region was 3,038 units in Incheon (31.8%), 2,801 units in Busan (29.3%), and 1,268 units in Gyeongnam (13.3%).
The best-selling models in June were Tesla Model Y (3,281), Tesla Model Y Long Range (2,881), and Mercedes-Benz E 200 (1,569).
Jung Yoon-young, vice chairman of the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA), explained, "New registration of imported cars in June fell slightly from the previous month due to a mixture of brand-specific increases and decreases, but the first half of the year increased compared to the previous year due to various new cars and smooth supply and demand."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
