South Korea's September Domestic Automobile Sales
By Sarina Yoo -
2011-10-07T07:05:31Z
Following is a table detailing South Korea’s domestic automobile sales released by Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association in Seoul.
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Sept. Sept. YoY% YTD YTD YoY%
2011 2010 Chg. 2011 2010 Chg.
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Total 125,043 120,466 3.8% 1,106,779 1,062,137 4.2%
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(By Manufacturer)
Hyundai 56,253 56,853 -1.1% 512,038 476,510 7.5%
Kia 41,952 40,191 4.4% 367,614 352,100 4.4%
GM Korea 11,754 10,018 17.3% 105,237 87,274 20.6%
R-Samsung 11,215 10,247 9.4% 84,893 118,162 -28.2%
Ssangyong 3,000 2,465 21.7% 30,185 22,662 33.2%
Daewoo Bus 147 266 -44.7% 1,255 1,733 -27.6%
Tata Daewoo 722 426 69.5% 5,557 3,696 50.4%
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Sept. Sept. YoY% YTD YTD YoY%
2011 2010 Chg. 2011 2010 Chg.
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(By Vehicle Type)
Passenger Cars 103,746 100,687 3.0% 912,566 880,832 3.6%
Mini 16,446 13,105 25.5% 140,311 117,177 19.7%
Small 24,170 26,399 -8.4% 214,621 215,505 -0.4%
Medium 24,007 30,225 -20.6% 180,093 233,566 -22.9%
Large 15,953 10,493 52.0% 163,024 116,321 40.2%
SUVs 19,015 17,894 6.3% 177,844 175,768 1.2%
CDVs 4,155 2,571 61.6% 36,673 22,495 63.0%
Commercial Vehicles 21,297 19,779 7.7% 194,213 181,305 7.1%
Bus 5,924 4,970 19.2% 52,831 52,601 0.4%
Trucks 15,373 14,809 3.8% 141,382 128,704 9.9%
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Note 1: 1.6L is included in small-sized car. Note 2: GM Daewoo changed its name to GM Korea as of March 31, 2011.
SOURCE: Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association
To contact the reporter on this story: Sarina Yoo in Seoul at kyoo3@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Marco Babic at mbabic@bloomberg.net
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