GM Korea’s Domestic Sales Rise 10.9% in July

Chevrolet Spark and Cruze set the highest monthly total this year

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August 01, 2013 14:07 Korea Standard Time

SEOUL--(Korea Newswire)--GM Korea Company sold 13,304 vehicles in the domestic market and exported 32,971 complete vehicles in July.

GM Korea’s domestic sales in July increased 10.9 percent to 13,304 vehicles from 12,001 vehicles sold in July 2012. The recently introduced upgraded Chevrolet Spark generated sales of 5,935 units, which was up 6.5 percent from the same month last year. Sales of the Cruze totaled 1,894 units, which was the highest sales of any month for the model this year.

Sales of the 2014 Orlando, which has additional amenities, high-tech safety features and a new powertrain, increased 8.8 percent on an annual basis to 1,439 units. The Captiva, which added the Dynamic Red Edition with additional convenience features, had July sales of 828 units, which was an increase of 255.4 percent from last July. In addition, sales of the Damas were up 25.1 percent from the same month last year.

Exports of complete vehicles in July totaled 32,971 units, which was a decrease of 32.3 percent from 48,719 units exported in the same month last year. GM Korea also exported 82,801 complete knockdown (CKD) kits of parts and components to be assembled into vehicles.

In August, GM Korea will continue offering a series of customer-friendly promotions and marketing programs such as special benefits for customers in Korea who purchase selected Chevrolet products and free interest monthly installment program.

For the first seven months of 2013, GM Korea recorded total sales of 447,767 vehicles - 78,507 vehicles in the domestic market and 369,260 complete vehicles in export markets. This was down 4.7 percent from 469,866 units sold in the same period last year. GM Korea also exported 725,610 CKD products in the first seven months, which was down 8.0 percent from 789,079 units sold in the same period in 2012.

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