Audi Is Number One in Korean Import Sales

Audi sold the most vehicles out of any import brand in Korea this past January. Audi had 593 registrations, Mercedes-Benz followed with 580 and BMW took third place with 545. Read the article for more registration data.
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neutral - 2/7/2007 12:25:56 AM

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wow, talk about a tight market. Hyundai/Kia/Daewoo have had virtually no competition up until a couple years ago. Wow.

Hwany - 2/7/2007 12:43:08 AM

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And most of the German brand cars cost about twice as much as U.S.

MPower - 2/7/2007 3:34:59 AM

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How many models can you sell in Korea?

593...Thats about as much as BMWs sell in a one mile radius-here in Los Angeles.

S4cabriofoxone - 2/7/2007 6:06:44 PM

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And BMW only sold 545.

trd1 - 2/7/2007 5:36:47 PM

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are they serious that first place only sold 593 models. here one dealer can make that in a month.

S4cabriofoxone - 2/7/2007 6:07:19 PM

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That is pretty stupid. Nowhere near as significant as Audi's Chinese leadership. I mean, a forty car difference between first place and second place?!

S4cabriofoxone - 2/7/2007 6:07:35 PM

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Sorry, first place and THIRD place! Even dumber!

philippz - 2/10/2007 1:13:06 AM

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That's why I won't buy a Korean car until they open their markets to foreign competition. It's unfair that they ship millions of their cars worldwide while only buying 4,365 imports per month. In Japan on the other hand you see a lot of imports, although still less than in the US and Europe.