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10% increase over last year to sell 92,000 … Occupancy 5.0%

While cars imported by Germany dominate the domestic imported car market, Hyundai and Kia Motors have set new sales records in Germany, which will be home to cars in the first half of this year.
According to the German Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the Automotive Industry, Hyundai and Kia sold 92,572 units in Germany between January and June of this year, up 10.0% over the same period last year. last year.

The share of the German car market was 5.0%.

This is the largest semi-annual figure ever recorded and, in the German market for imported cars, the Czech automaker of the Volkswagen Group, Skoda (100,680, The second largest sales volume.

Total car sales in Germany in the first half of this year were 1,839,191, up 2.9% from last year. Hyundai and Kia Motors advanced more than three times during the same period.

In particular, Hyundai increased its sales volume by 10.9%, the second highest rate among major manufacturers having sold more than 50,000 vehicles in Germany in the first half, down from the previous year. Spain (16.4%).

Hyundai · Kia sold only 87,904 units in Germany in 2007, but since then it has steadily increased and sold 172,866 units last year.

He doubled in ten years.

If growth continues in the first half of this year, the annual volume of sales will exceed 180,000 units and is expected to record the highest sales record of the past year.

Hyundai · Kia Motors is a sport utility vehicle (SUV). In recent years, ecological car sales have increased significantly due to the introduction of Ionic and Niro.

In addition, the Hyundai i30 N high performance model, which was launched in Europe in the second half of last year, is selling most in Germany among European countries and reinforcing its brand image.

A head of the automotive industry said: "Germany is a country considered the leading country of the internal combustion engine automobile and it is well known that consumers are very satisfied. "The German market is also positive for Hyundai and Kia Motors. "He said.

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(Seoul-Yonhap News)