Tesla tops imported car sales for 6th consecutive month in July - The Korea Times

A Tesla logo is pictured on a car in the rain in the Manhattan, New York, May 5, 2021. Reuters-Yonhap

U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla was the bestselling imported passenger car brand in Korea for the sixth consecutive month in July, industry data showed Wednesday.

According to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA), 30,976 imported passenger cars were newly registered last month, up 14.3 percent from a year earlier.

Tesla led the market with 10,237 units, maintaining the top spot since February.

BMW ranked second with 6,533, followed by Mercedes-Benz with 3,959 and China's BYD with 2,846.