Samsung QM6 up to #10, Ssangyong Torres arrives, market off -10.6%

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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