Industry
Korea's auto sales dip 2.1% in January
Feb. 3, 2014
Sales of South Korean automakers dipped 2.1 percent last month from a year earlier, due mainly to fewer working days from the Lunar New Year holiday, industry data showed Monday. Combined sales of five car manufacturers, including market leader Hyundai Motor Co., reached 740,705 vehicles in January, down from 756,635 units sold in the first month of 2013. Domestic sales stood at 106,343 units, up 1.9 percent from 104,377 vehicles for January 2013, while overseas sales, which count both expor