Finished cars waiting at the shipping dock near Hyundai Motor’s Ulsan plant. / News1,
, ‘Korea’s car export amount in the first 8 months of this year reached a record high.’,
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, ‘According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on the 19th, Korea’s car export amount in the first 8 months of this year was $47.436 billion (approximately 63 trillion won), a 1.3% increase from the same period last year, setting a new record.’,
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, ‘During this period, the export volume also increased by 0.2% to 1,855,880 units compared to the same period last year.’,
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, ‘Although the monthly car export amount in the previous month decreased by 4.3% year-on-year to $5.066 billion (approximately 6.7 trillion won), it still recorded the second-highest performance ever.’,
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, ‘Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) led the strong exports. The total export of eco-friendly vehicles from January to August was 493,337 units, a slight decrease of 0.2% compared to the same period last year, but HEVs increased by 32.5% to 279,165 units.’,
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, ‘In particular, last month’s hybrid vehicle exports reached 38,211 units, a 61.9% increase compared to August last year, competing with the monthly record set in April last year and achieving an export value of $1.07 billion.’,
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, ‘On the other hand, exports of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles decreased by 45.8% and 37.3%, respectively, compared to August last year.’,
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, ‘On the other hand, domestic car sales in August recorded 128,199 units, a 1.9% decrease from the same period last year. Hybrid cars (21.5%) and electric cars (60%) showed double-digit growth rates, with sales of eco-friendly cars reaching 51,366 units, a 29.7% increase from August last year.’,
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, ‘Despite the electric car fire incident in Cheongna, Incheon on August 1st, domestic electric car sales in August totaled 15,395 units, a 2% increase from July (14,914 units). The sales of domestic electric cars increased by 9.2% to 11,280 units compared to July (10,328 units), while the sales of imported electric cars decreased by 10.2% to 4,115 units compared to July (4,586 units).’,
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