Renault Korea Sells 7,210 Units Last Month, Down 42% Year-on-Year

"Performance Improvement Centered on Hybrids"

Renault Korea announced on the 3rd that it sold 7,201 units in the global market last month. This represents a 42.2% decrease compared to the same period last year.

Domestic sales fell by 40.4% to 3,810 units, while exports dropped by 44.1% to 3,391 units, respectively.

The decline in domestic sales was attributed to reduced production volume during the Chuseok holiday, as well as a base effect from the best-selling mid-size SUV, the Grand Koleos. The Grand Koleos sold 5,385 units immediately after its launch in October last year, but sales dropped by 45.5% to 2,934 units in October this year.

The significant decrease in overseas sales was largely due to the Arkana, a key export model, which entered its sixth year of exports and saw a 56.7% year-on-year decline to 2,245 units.

In addition, the steady-selling SUV 'QM6' sold 391 units, and the all-electric vehicle 'Scenic E-Tech 100% Electric' sold 22 units.

Renault Korea plans to focus on improving performance by centering on hybrid models, which are highly popular in both domestic and overseas markets. Hybrid models accounted for about two-thirds (4,767 units) of Renault Korea's sales last month. Among Grand Koleos models, the hybrid E-Tech version made up 2,578 units, representing 87.9% of the Grand Koleos sales. Since its launch in September last year, cumulative sales of this model surpassed 50,000 units, reaching 51,550 units as of last month.

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