Korea's Best-Selling New Car Right Now Is American, Not Korean

Four in 10 EVs sold in Korea are made in China: KAMA

사진 확대 (Reuters/Yonhap) Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) are rapidly gaining ground in South Korea, accounting for nearly four out of every 10 electric passenger cars sold in the country this year. According to the Korea Automobile & Mobility Association (KAMA) on Sunday, 204,056 new electric passenger cars were registered in Korea from January through July. [...]

Korea's Best-Selling New Car Right Now Is American, Not Korean

Tesla’s Model Y became the best-selling new car in Korea in July. It edged past the Hyundai Grandeur, ending a long local streak. Tesla took 33 percent of Korea’s imported car market last month. Chinese brands have been climbing EV sales charts almost everywhere, but South Korea apparently missed the memo. Tesla is having its moment there, as the Model Y is the best-selling new car in the country, ahead of not just every other import, but every …