BYD overtakes Japanese rivals in Korea sales

Chinese automakers are making strong inroads into South Korea, ranking third place in the country’s imported vehicle market in April, overtaking Japan for the first time. According to data from the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association, new vehicle registrations by region came to 16,385 units from Europe, 13,611 from the US, 2,023 from China and 1,974 from Japan in April. This is the first time Chinese-made vehicles have outsold Japanese brands in South Korea’s imported car marke

By The Korea Herald