Industry
Imported car sales soar 12% in July
Aug. 4, 2017
Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea rose some 12 percent last month from a year earlier on steady demand for popular brands, industry data showed Friday. The number of newly registered foreign-made cars stood at 17,628 units in July, up 12.1 percent from 15,730 units a year earlier, the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association said in a statement. (Yonhap)But compared to June, the July sales marked a 25.8-percent drop, according to the data.The association said the on-month