BMW and Mercedes-Benz duel to be No. 1 importer


The best selling models of the two German automakers are the BMW 5 Series and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. — The Korea Herald

SEOUL: The race to be South Korea’s top auto importer is coming down to the wire as BMW tries to reclaim the No. 1 position from Mercedes-Benz for the first time since 2015.

According to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association’s (Kaida) report released Tuesday, BMW sold 69,546 vehicles in the South Korean market from January to November.

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