April 20, 2024
Automobiles
GM Korea’s sales down 3% in April
[THE INVESTOR] GM Korea, the local unit of General Motors, said on May2 that its April sales fell 2.8 percent from a year.
GM Korea sold a total of 49,163 vehicles in April, down from 50,580 units tallied a year earlier, the company said in a statement.
Exports rose 2.2 percent to 37,412 from 36,602. But domestic sales plunged 16 percent to 11,751 units from 13,978 during the same period, it said.
The sales results were affected by a 71 percent on-year drop in the sale of the flagship Impala sedan and a decrease in the sale of its SUV models last month, the statement said.
In the January-April period, GM Korea saw its combined sales decline 4.1 percent year-over-year to 192,221 units from 200,528, it said.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
GM Korea sold a total of 49,163 vehicles in April, down from 50,580 units tallied a year earlier, the company said in a statement.
Exports rose 2.2 percent to 37,412 from 36,602. But domestic sales plunged 16 percent to 11,751 units from 13,978 during the same period, it said.
The sales results were affected by a 71 percent on-year drop in the sale of the flagship Impala sedan and a decrease in the sale of its SUV models last month, the statement said.
In the January-April period, GM Korea saw its combined sales decline 4.1 percent year-over-year to 192,221 units from 200,528, it said.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
