domestic sales up 5% in June

Local sales by the five auto companies in South Korea increased by approximately 5 % to 117,390 units in June 2025 from 111,851 units in the previous year, according to the initial sentence data that manufacturers issued individually. Data does not include sales by low-sized commercial car manufacturers in South Korea including Tata-Daewoo and Edison Motors, while brands are covered for import in a separate report later in the month.

The support of the local vehicle market continued last month by launching recent new products, especially by the largest automobile companies in the country Hyundai and Kia. However, the country’s total demand remains slow, due to the high home debt and weakness. The latest economic data showed that GDP reduced 0.2 % in the first quarter of 2025, after growing by 2.0 % in 2024. The central bank reduced the standard interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.50 % in May, a decrease from 3.50 % in 2024.

In the first six months of the year, manufacturers of the five major local cars in the country recorded a 2.7 % increase in local sales to 687,932 units combined, from 669,592 in the same period last year. Hyundai led the market up in this period, as sales increased by 2.7 % to 354,900 units, while KIA sales rose slightly to 276,423 units. Renault Korea has announced a 150 % increase in local sales to 28,065 units on an annual basis, reflecting the recent launch of the new Grand Koeos Hybrid SUV, which is based in Geely, while KG Mobility witnessed its 24 % decrease to 18,321 units and folders in General Motors by 40 % to 8,121 years.

Global sales have increased by the “five adult” car manufacturers in the country, including vehicles produced abroad, to 4,003,240 units in the first six months of 2025 from 3,987,661 units in the previous year-with sales abroad decreased slightly to 3,315,308 units from 3,316,284.

Hyundai MotorGlobal sales increased by 1.5 % to 358,891 cars in June 2025 from 353,566 in the previous year, reflecting stronger local and external sales. In the first half of the year, the company sold a total of 2,066,425 cars, which is slightly higher than 2,063,844 units that were sold in the same period last year.

Local sales increased by 3.8 % to 62,064 units last month from 59,804 in the previous year, which led to an increase of 2.7 % to 354,900 units in the first six months of the year from 345,704 previously. Sales abroad increased by 1.5 % to 358,891 units in June from 353,566 units in the previous year, while general sizes decreased to 18,711,525 from 1,718,410 units, with strong sales in North America with weak demand in India.

The new EV factory of the company in the US state of Georgia became working last October, where Ioniq 5, followed by Ioniq 9 earlier this year. The KIA model is also scheduled to enter in 2026. The auto company said it will expand the capacity to 500,000 units per year later in the contract from 300,000 today.

Earlier this year, Hyundai set a goal of 4,174,000 global cars for cars for 2025, including its luxury brand in Genesis, which represents a slight increase over more than 2024 volumes. This includes 710,000 local sales and 3464,000 sales abroad. In response to raising import duties in the last United States and increasing international competition, the automobile company stated: “Hyundai will respond with flexibility and grace in the changing global market environment by improving local production and improving sales. The company will focus in particular on maintaining its sales volume of mixed models, while providing new models to maintain sales growth momentum.”

WhileGlobal sales rose to 269,652 cars in June from 269, 201201 in the previous year, with the support of the strong demand for the recently launched SUV models such as Sportage and Seltos, with 47,492 and 27665 consecutive delivery operations, and Soronto with 19,758 units. In the first six months of the year, KIA’s global sales increased by 2.0 % to 1,587,161 units from 1,555,697 units in the previous year.

Local sales increased by 4.5 % to 46,003 units last month from 44,003 units in the previous year, with Soronto being the best -selling model with 7923 local delivery operations, followed by MPV carnv with 6,714 sales and Sportage with 6,363 units. Local sales in the first half rose slightly to 276,423 units from 275240 in the previous year. The company sold 2,102 private vehicles for special purposes (SPVS), up from 2055 in the previous year, most of which were military vehicles being delivered locally.

Sales abroad decreased by 1 % to 222,997 units in June from 224,728 in the previous year, but they increased by 2.9 % to 1,308636 units from 1,278,402 units, driven by 8 % in US sales to 416,511. The Sportage was the best -selling model for a brand abroad last month with 41,129 deliveries.

KIA targets 4 % increase in global sales to 3,216,200 units in 2025, including 550,000 local sales, 2,658,000 sales abroad and 8200 SPV sales, supported by the last launch of new K4 cars and Seros Suv in India. In the first quarter of the year, the company introduced the new pickup truck in Tasman and the EV4 battery sedan, which will be followed by PV5 and EV5 models this year. The company’s medium -range plan is to sell 4.3 million cars worldwide by 2030, including 1.6 million cars.

General Motors KoreaSGLOBAL sales decreased by 7.6 % to 45,165 units in June from 48,860 units in the previous year, reflecting the weakest local and external sales, while sizes of sizes in the first six months decreased by 7.4 % to 249,355 from 269,422 units. The Trailblazer Suv and Trax Crossover vehicle remains the most selling company models, with most of the production abroad.

Local sales continued to collapse last month, by 33 % to 1,279 units from 1901 units in the previous year, while sales decreased a year to a date of 40 % to 8,121 units from 13457 units-where the auto industry company struggles with the increasing competition from other local manufacturers and the investor.

Exports decreased by 6.5 % to 43,886 units in June from 46,959 in the previous year, by approximately 6 % to 241,234 years to a date from 255,965 units. With about 85 % of production to the United States last year, the financial director of General Motors Paul Jacobson recently told reporters that the company might consider transferring its operations to the United States if the high import tariffs in the United States became permanent.

KG navigation (KGM) reached a decrease of 1.4 % in global sales to 9,231 cars in June from 9,358 units in the previous year, reflecting a sharp decrease in local sales, leading to a decrease of approximately 6 % to 53,272 in the first six months of the year of 56565 units. The company, previously known as SSANGYONG MOTOR, was obtained in late 2022 by a consortium led by the local KG Group steel and chemicals.

Local sales decreased by 26 % to 3,031 units last month from 4,102 in the previous year, which led to a 24 % decrease to 18,321 units A year to a date from 23,978 units, as the auto industry company struggled to keep pace with the increasing competition from other local manufacturers and importers.

Sales abroad increased by 18 % to 6200 in June from 5,256 in the previous year, while sizes rose from one to more than 7 % to 34,951 units from 32,587 units, as the company continued to expand its coverage in the global market.

KGM plans to expand its zero vehicles, after the launch of a new version of the Minivan from the battery Torres EVX in September. Earlier this year, the company launched a new battery Musso EV truck, and the Actyon Hybrid sales will start later this month.

KGM has recently entered a strategic partnership with the Chinese Chery Automobile company, which includes licensing platforms and sharing products that aim to help them enhance the SUV collection. The deal will also give KGM access to the new Energy Cornes (NEV) technologies, including vehicle platforms. The auto company in June said it is planning to present at least seven new models by 2030.

Renault KoreaGlobal sales decreased by 5 % to 8568 units in June from 9,002 units already weak in the previous year, reflecting a sharp decrease in exports. In the first six months of the year, global sales increased by approximately 12 % to 47,027 units from 42,133 previously.

Local sales have multiplied more than 5,013 units last month from 2041 units in the previous year, which led to a year’s rise to a date of 150 % to 28,065 from 11,213 units-which mainly reflects the last launch of the new Grand Koleos Hybrid Suv. The company recently restructured the assembly factory in Boussan, which has allocated more production to the local market.

Exports decreased by 49 % to 3,555 units in June from 6961 in the previous year and decreased by 39 % to 18,962 units in the first six months of the year from 30,920 units, most of which include shipments from the hybrid Cross Arkana vehicle (A XM3).

Renault Correa confirmed last year that it will continue to repair its product group by focusing on SUVs, Bevs and hybrid vehicles, starting with the launch of the new Grand Koleos Hybrid SUV, which is based in Geely at the month of July, and comes out of SM6 Mid Size Sedan, advanced at the end of last year. The company recently agreed to the production of Geely Polestar 4 Bev at the Busan Factory from the second half of 2025, for sale locally and for export.

“South Korea Report: Local Sales were created by 5 % in June” originally Only carsThe brand owned by Globaldata.

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