The figure represents a 1.7 percent increase from the previous month, according to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA).
BMW retained its best-selling foreign-car brand title, with 3,363 units registered with the authorities. Three other German brands ranked 2nd-4th: Mercedes-Benz (3,349 vehicles), Volkswagen (3,157) and Audi (2,860).
Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI Blue Motion topped the list of best-selling models in July with 906 units sold, followed by Audi A6 2.0 TDI (681 vehicles) and BMW 520d (550 units).
Cumulative sales of foreign-brand automobiles totaled 112,375 units in the first seven months, up 25.6 percent from 89,440 vehicles tallied during the corresponding period of last year, the KAIDA said.
reporter
Park Sae-jin
swatchsjp@ajunews.com
