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(Seoul=NSP News Agency) hYUNJIN KIM Journalist = The Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA) said newly registered imported vehicles in August were 23,850, up 11.3% from 21423 in July or 7.5% from 22,116 YOY as some imported car brands secured supply.

However, accumulated registration was 176,282 as of August, which is a 9.3% (or 194,262) decrease from the corresponding period.

When sorting the registered foreign vehicles in August by brand; BMW 7,303, Mercedes-Benz 5,940, Audi 2,310, Chevrolet 1,067, Volkswagen 1,043, MINI 947, Toyota 713, and Porsche 677.

Also, newly registered vehicles were; Ford 642, Polestar 553, Volvo 525, Jeep 496, Lexus 411, Honda 327, Land Rover 309, Lincoln 183, Bentley 91, Peugeot 91, Cadillac 84, Lamborghini 45, Maserati 41, Rolls-Royce 29, Jaguar 19, and DS 4.

By country; Europe 19,927 (83.6%), the United States 2,472 (10.4%), Japan 1451 (6.1%). And by fuel types; gasoline 12,649 (53.0%), hybrid 5,664 (23.7%), diesel 2,859 (12.0%), electricity 1,699 (7.1%), and plug-in-hybrid 979 (4.1%).

By buyer; individual 14,321 or 60.0% and business 9529 or 40.0%.

NSP News Agency hYUNJIN KIM Journalist kimhj30310@nspna.com
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