Imported Electric Vehicles Also Selling Like Hotcakes... 59% Surge

Tesla, Audi, Benz and Other Imported Electric Cars in High Demand

Audi e-tron GT

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Last year, the sales of electric vehicles by major imported car companies in Korea, such as Tesla, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz, surged significantly.

According to the Korea Imported Automobile Association and Kaizyu Data Research Institute on the 16th, the total number of imported electric vehicles sold domestically last year was 24,168 units, a 59.2% increase compared to the same period the previous year (15,183 units).

In the past year, 100,402 new electric vehicles were registered domestically, of which about one-quarter were imported electric vehicles.

Tesla led the growth in imported electric vehicle sales.

Tesla sold 17,828 units throughout last year, accounting for 73.8% of the total imported electric vehicle sales. This was a 50.8% increase compared to the previous year.

The growth in electric vehicle sales from other imported car brands excluding Tesla was also remarkable.

Last year, the sales of imported electric vehicles excluding Tesla reached 6,340 units, nearly doubling with an 88.9% increase from 3,357 units the previous year.

Audi’s electric vehicle sales increased about 2.5 times from 601 units the previous year to 1,553 units.

Mercedes-Benz’s annual electric vehicle sales also more than doubled, rising from 608 units two years ago to 1,363 units last year.

Porsche’s electric vehicle sales reached 1,296 units, a 27-fold increase from 48 units the previous year, thanks to the strengthened lineup of the Taycan.

BMW sold 366 electric vehicles, about 2.4 times more than the 152 units sold the previous year.

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