South Korea Vehicle Sales Down 21.9% in August

South Korea vehicle sales totaled 96,653units for August 2012, down 21.9% vs. August 2011.

August 2012 vehicle sales decreased 27.3% compared with July 2012 sales.

2012 sales through August totaled 986,905, down 6.1% over the same period in 2011.

Hyundai is the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 424,023, resulting in a 43.0% market share.