According to a report by Thekoreancarblog, at the end of November 2023, the Kia Sorento continued to top the sales chart with 9,364 units sold in its home market of South Korea. Following closely behind is the Santa Fe with its best results since the launch of the new generation, reaching 8,780 units.
With these results, the Kia Sorento has held the title of the best-selling vehicle in the South Korean market for the third consecutive month. Meanwhile, the Hyundai Santa Fe is also gaining momentum, chasing after the Kia Sorento in the sales race with only one month left until the end of 2023.
Hyundai Motor launched the 5th generation Santa Fe in August 2023 and initially only sold this SUV model in the domestic market with gasoline engine variants. In the first two months of the new Santa Fe’s release, the hybrid version was not yet available, which prevented the new generation model from creating a true “phenomenon”.
However, starting from October 2023, the new Santa Fe was supplemented with a hybrid variant, resulting in a significant surge in sales for this model in the South Korean market. Specifically, the number of new generation Santa Fe vehicles sold in October reached 7,946 units, an increase of 3,617 units compared to the previous month of September. Among them, as many as 4,669 units were hybrid models, accounting for 58.7% of the total.
Kia also introduced an upgraded version of the 4th generation Sorento in August 2023 and began selling it vigorously. The Kia Sorento is a highly popular SUV and has been the top-selling vehicle in South Korea for the past 3 consecutive years.
In October, the new Sorento still maintained its position as the top-selling domestic vehicle with 8,777 units sold, but it decreased by more than 1,400 units compared to September. Among them, the hybrid version accounted for a significant 65.9% of the total with 5,786 units.
Hopefully, the new versions of these two models will soon be available in the Vietnamese market.
Trang Nguyen (Forum.autodaily.vn)
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