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Seoul, July 5 (Yonhap) – Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea increased by 19% over the period January-June, with strong demand for German cars, they said Thursday.
During the first six months of the year, the number of registered foreign vehicles increased to 140,109 units from the 118,152 registered at the same time last year, according to the number of registered foreign vehicles. Association of importers and distributors of In a statement, South Korean cars (KAIDA)
Six of the ten imported vehicles sold in South Korea last month were manufactured by German brands.
Since Audi Volkswagen Korea resumes sales of its vehicles, KAIDA estimates that the registrations of imported cars will reach 256,000 units this year, 9% more than the 233,088 units sold in 2017.
L & # 39; German company was forced to completely suspend sales of Volkswagen models, from August 2016, and from Audi, since March 2017, due to an emissions manipulation scandal.
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