Samsung QM6 up to #10, Ssangyong Torres arrives, market off -10.6% – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Ssangyong Torres has landed in the South Korean charts.
New car sales in South Korea drop -10.6% year-on-year in June to 143,848 units, including 121,153 local vehicles (-10.1%) and 22,695 foreigners (-13.3%). The year-to-date tally is now off -11.3% to 799,895 sales, that includes 668,886 locals (-11.3%) and 131,009 foreigners (-11.3%). Hyundai (-13%) manages two consecutive pole positions for the first time this year with 33.6% share, in line with its YTD level of 33.4%. Kia (+31.4%) is just above 3,000 sales below at 31.4% share vs. 32.8% so far this year. Genesis (-13.1%) brilliantly remains in third place while Renault Samsung (+34%) surges three spots on May to #4. BMW (-0.8%) overtakes Mercedes (-14.4%) to become the best-selling foreign brand in South Korea for the month. Ssangyong (-19.9%) is now eagerly awaiting the first full month of sales of the new Torres – appearing in the ranking this month at #51 – for which there are 25,000 pre-orders. It should enable the brand to sell over 10,000 units per month for a while. GM Korea (-22.8%), Audi (+3%) and Volvo (-10%) complete the Top 10.
In the local models ranking, the Hyundai Grandeur (-16.5%) lodges its 2nd win in the past four months and climbs two spots to #2 YTD as a result. Still by far #1 over H1 2022, the Hyundai Porter (-24.2%) ranks 2nd in June while the Palisade (+16%) enjoys the effect of its facelift and ensures the podium is 100% Hyundai. The Kia Sorento (-8%) and Carnival (-16.4%) complete the Top 5, note 72.8% of Sorento sales go to the hybrid variant. Below a weak Hyundai Sonata (-23%) however up five ranks on last month to #6, the Kia Sportage (+280.2%) continues to surf of the success of its drastically different new generation, with the hybrid model accounting for 53.3% of its June volume. The Hyundai Casper stays at a record 8th place above the Kia Bongo (-26%). The Samsung QM6 (aka Renault Koleos) surges 24% year-on-year and 21 spots month-on-month to break into the Top 10 for the first time since June 2020. The reason behind this sudden success is the LPG model accounting for 62.8% of the mode’s sales for the month as interest in LPG vehicles has increased due to high petrol prices.
Previous month: South Korea May 2022: Hyundai Casper breaks records in market edging down -3.3%
Oe year ago: South Korea June 2021: Hyundai Ioniq 5 up to #15 in market down -21%
Full June 2022 Top 30 All brands and Top 55 All local models below.
South Korea June 2022 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jun-22 | % | /21 | May | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Hyundai | 48,302 | 33.6% | -13.0% | 1 | 267,237 | 33.4% | -14.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kia | 45,110 | 31.4% | -8.5% | 2 | 262,532 | 32.8% | -5.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Genesis | 11,208 | 7.8% | -13.1% | 3 | 67,159 | 8.4% | -7.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Renault Samsung | 7,515 | 5.2% | 34.0% | 7 | 26,230 | 3.3% | -9.0% | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | BMW | 6,449 | 4.5% | -0.8% | 5 | 37,552 | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 5,845 | 4.1% | -14.4% | 4 | 39,197 | 4.9% | -7.1% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Ssangyong | 4,585 | 3.2% | -19.9% | 6 | 28,177 | 3.5% | 5.8% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | GM Korea | 4,433 | 3.1% | -22.8% | 8 | 17,551 | 2.2% | -47.1% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Audi | 1,903 | 1.3% | 3.0% | 9 | 8,470 | 1.1% | -21.6% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Volvo | 1,306 | 0.9% | -10.0% | 12 | 7,013 | 0.9% | -8.1% | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Volkswagen | 1,099 | 0.8% | -34.1% | 10 | 6,502 | 0.8% | -25.7% | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Mini | 1,086 | 0.8% | -9.3% | 11 | 5,776 | 0.7% | -6.4% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Lexus | 734 | 0.5% | -30.4% | 19 | 3,144 | 0.4% | -35.4% | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Porsche | 669 | 0.5% | -30.8% | 13 | 4,694 | 0.6% | -12.5% | 13 | 16 |
| 15 | Jeep | 644 | 0.4% | -43.2% | 14 | 3,280 | 0.4% | -44.7% | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Toyota | 626 | 0.4% | -11.8% | 16 | 2,863 | 0.4% | -11.0% | 16 | 18 |
| 17 | Chevrolet | 625 | 0.4% | -20.8% | 18 | 2,654 | 0.3% | -45.0% | 17 | 15 |
| 18 | Honda | 469 | 0.3% | 53.8% | 20 | 1,602 | 0.2% | -5.0% | 20 | 19 |
| 19 | Ford | 378 | 0.3% | -45.1% | 17 | 1,982 | 0.2% | -44.7% | 18 | 17 |
| 20 | Lincoln | 213 | 0.1% | -10.1% | 15 | 1,605 | 0.2% | -24.5% | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | Land Rover | 182 | 0.1% | -29.5% | 22 | 1,258 | 0.2% | -11.4% | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | Peugeot | 124 | 0.1% | -45.6% | 23 | 970 | 0.1% | -9.9% | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | Bentley | 80 | 0.1% | 31.1% | 24 | 343 | 0.0% | 64.9% | 26 | 26 |
| 24 | Cadillac | 70 | 0.0% | -9.1% | 25 | 351 | 0.0% | -30.1% | 25 | 23 |
| 25 | Maserati | 60 | 0.0% | -21.1% | 26 | 360 | 0.0% | -11.1% | 24 | 24 |
| 26 | Polestar | 57 | 0.0% | new | 21 | 936 | 0.1% | new | 23 | – |
| 27 | Lamborghini | 35 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 27 | 148 | 0.0% | -17.8% | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | Jaguar | 20 | 0.0% | -16.7% | 28 | 107 | 0.0% | -54.1% | 29 | 28 |
| 29 | Rolls-Royce | 18 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 29 | 119 | 0.0% | -4.0% | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | DS | 3 | 0.0% | new | 30 | 44 | 0.0% | new | 30 | – |
| 31 | Citroen | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 39 | 0.0% | -82.7% | 31 | 25 |
| – | Total local manufacturers | 121,153 | 84.2% | -10.1% | – | 668,886 | 83.6% | -11.3% | – | – |
| – | Total foreign manufacturers | 22,695 | 15.8% | -13.3% | – | 131,009 | 16.4% | -11.3% | – | – |
| – | Total market | 143,848 | 100.0% | -10.6% | – | 799,895 | 100.0% | -11.3% | – | – |
South Korea June 2022 – local models:
| Pos | Model | Jun-22 | /21 | May | 2022 | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Hyundai Grandeur | 7,919 | -16.5% | 2 | 33,672 | -36.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Hyundai Porter | 6,980 | -24.2% | 1 | 41,848 | -19.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hyundai Palisade | 5,760 | 16.0% | 10 | 27,034 | -8.5% | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Kia Sorento | 5,593 | -8.0% | 5 | 31,777 | -20.5% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Kia Carnival | 5,590 | -16.4% | 4 | 27,502 | -40.2% | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Hyundai Sonata | 4,717 | -23.0% | 11 | 23,401 | -27.7% | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Kia Sportage | 4,513 | 280.2% | 7 | 26,766 | 312.7% | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Hyundai Casper | 4,401 | new | 8 | 23,200 | new | 11 | 34 |
| 9 | Kia Bongo | 4,386 | -26.0% | 3 | 31,801 | -6.3% | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Samsung QM6 | 4,386 | 24.0% | 31 | 13,899 | -20.3% | 23 | 17 |
| 11 | Kia K8 | 4,012 | -26.7% | 14 | 20,044 | -7.9% | 14 | 12 |
| 12 | Kia Niro | 3,821 | 65.3% | 17 | 16,530 | 90.3% | 16 | 25 |
| 13 | Kia Ray | 3,812 | 18.3% | 12 | 21,975 | 18.7% | 12 | 18 |
| 14 | Genesis G80 | 3,630 | -32.2% | 9 | 26,106 | -14.6% | 9 | 9 |
| 15 | Hyundai Avante | 3,310 | -44.6% | 6 | 27,636 | -31.3% | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Kia Seltos | 3,261 | -19.9% | 19 | 20,760 | -5.4% | 13 | 15 |
| 17 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 2,913 | 4.8% | 22 | 13,086 | -39.8% | 24 | 13 |
| 18 | Hyundai Tucson | 2,864 | -14.2% | 13 | 19,804 | -30.2% | 15 | 11 |
| 19 | Samsung XM3 | 2,596 | 65.9% | 25 | 9,611 | 18.9% | 29 | 28 |
| 20 | Genesis G90 | 2,456 | 517.1% | 23 | 9,962 | 188.0% | 28 | 41 |
| 21 | Hyundai Staria | 2,451 | -43.1% | 16 | 14,715 | 91.3% | 19 | 21 |
| 22 | Kia Morning | 2,414 | -27.9% | 24 | 14,255 | -22.6% | 21 | 19 |
| 23 | Kia K5 | 2,352 | -59.7% | 21 | 16,140 | -55.6% | 17 | 8 |
| 24 | Genesis GV70 | 2,219 | -46.4% | 20 | 14,092 | -37.9% | 22 | 14 |
| 25 | SsangYong Rexton Sports | 2,135 | -23.9% | 26 | 14,650 | 35.0% | 20 | 22 |
| 26 | Chevrolet Trailblazer | 1,987 | -25.6% | 34 | 7,472 | -29.7% | 31 | 26 |
| 27 | Kia EV6 | 1,808 | new | 18 | 12,158 | new | 25 | 32 |
| 28 | Genesis GV80 | 1,745 | -15.7% | 28 | 10,750 | -6.9% | 27 | 23 |
| 29 | Kia K3 | 1,610 | -47.1% | 27 | 11,072 | -16.3% | 26 | 20 |
| 30 | SsangYong Tivoli | 1,515 | -3.7% | 29 | 7,803 | -2.8% | 30 | 29 |
| 31 | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 1,507 | -58.9% | 15 | 15,103 | 165.0% | 18 | 24 |
| 32 | Chevrolet Spark | 1,205 | -24.8% | 32 | 5,740 | -46.1% | 33 | 27 |
| 33 | Kia Mohave | 1,095 | 17.5% | 33 | 6,008 | -8.5% | 32 | 33 |
| 34 | Hyundai Nexo | 907 | 20.8% | 30 | 4,885 | 10.6% | 34 | 35 |
| 35 | Hyundai Venue | 896 | -36.8% | 35 | 4,675 | -35.5% | 35 | 30 |
| 36 | Hyundai Kona | 758 | 18.6% | 36 | 4,451 | -41.2% | 36 | 31 |
| 37 | Genesis GV60 | 670 | new | 38 | 3,401 | new | 39 | 52 |
| 38 | SsangYong Korando | 588 | -36.3% | 37 | 3,794 | -13.3% | 37 | 36 |
| 39 | Genesis G70 | 488 | -48.2% | 41 | 2,848 | -35.8% | 40 | 37 |
| 40 | Kia K9 | 453 | -26.2% | 40 | 3,561 | 25.0% | 38 | 39 |
| 41 | Samsung SM6 | 389 | 104.7% | 39 | 1,775 | 28.1% | 42 | 44 |
| 42 | SsangYong Rexton | 314 | -25.4% | 42 | 1,789 | -46.9% | 41 | 40 |
| 43 | Chevrolet Equinox | 299 | n/a | 53 | 308 | -43.7% | 50 | 55 |
| 44 | Chevrolet Malibu | 271 | -22.3% | 47 | 854 | -50.5% | 45 | 46 |
| 45 | Chevrolet Colorado | 264 | 31.3% | 43 | 1,667 | 18.3% | 43 | 42 |
| 46 | Chevrolet Traverse | 229 | -19.1% | 52 | 378 | -77.9% | 49 | 43 |
| 47 | Kia Stinger | 184 | -31.6% | 44 | 1,173 | -36.7% | 44 | 45 |
| 48 | Renault Samsung Master | 143 | 210.9% | 50 | 429 | 1.4% | 47 | 50 |
| 49 | Chevrolet Trax | 112 | -60.7% | 45 | 764 | -61.9% | 46 | 47 |
| 50 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 63 | new | 46 | 221 | new | 51 | – |
| 51 | Ssangyong Torres | 33 | new | – | 33 | new | 57 | – |
| 52 | Hyundai Veloster | 29 | -38.3% | 48 | 162 | -53.2% | 52 | 56 |
| 53 | Renault Samsung Zoe | 1 | -99.0% | 54 | 404 | -3.6% | 48 | 54 |
| 54 | Chevrolet Bolt EUV | 1 | new | 49 | 81 | new | 55 | – |
| 55 | Chevrolet Corvette/Camaro | 1 | -85.7% | 51 | 65 | 35.4% | 56 | 60 |
| 56 | Renault Samsung Twizy | 0 | -100.0% | – | 112 | -52.1% | 53 | 58 |
| 57 | Ssangyong Rexton Emotion | 0 | new | – | 108 | new | 54 | – |
| 58 | Chevrolet Bolt | 0 | -100.0% | 55 | 2 | -99.8% | 58 | 53 |
Source: Manufacturers
