SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s car exports expanded more than 5 percent in February on increased production capacity, despite a global shortage of automotive chips, data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments of automobiles stood at 167,682 units last month, up 5.1 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of automobiles fell for the second consecutive month in October due mainly to an extended global supply shortage of automotive chips, data showed Thursday. Outbound shipments of automobiles reached 159,520 units last month, down 18.1 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of automobiles fell more than 20 percent last month, ending eight months of on-year growth, amid the extended global supply shortage of automotive chips and fewer working days, data showed Friday. Outbound shipments of automobiles reached 151,689 units in September, down 20.7 percent from a year [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of automobiles edged up 4 percent in August from a year earlier on robust sales of premium models, such as electric cars, despite the global supply shortages of automotive chips, data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments of automobiles reached 135,871 units in August, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of automobiles edged down 2.9 percent in July from a year earlier as the global supply shortages of automotive chips hindered production, data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments of automobiles reached 181,046 units in July, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. In terms of [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of automobiles advanced 28 percent in the first half of 2021 on the back of the global economic recovery and rising demand for premium models, data showed Thursday. Outbound shipments of automobiles reached 1,049,658 units in the January-June period, rising from 820,873 units tallied a year [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of automobiles jumped nearly 58 percent in May on the back of strong demand for eco-friendly cars and SUVs, data showed Sunday. Outbound shipments of automobiles reached 150,894 units in May, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. In terms of value, exports nearly [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of automobiles jumped nearly 53 percent on-year in April, data showed Sunday, on the back of the global economic recovery coupled with a base effect. The country’s outbound shipments of automobiles reached 188,293 units in April, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. In [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of automobiles shot up nearly 17 percent in the January-March period from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, on the back of rising demand for premium automobiles, including SUVs and eco-friendly cars. Outbound shipments of automobiles reached 555,430 units in the first quarter, compared with 475,165 [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of automobiles advanced 35 percent on-year in February, data showed Monday, as major trading partners gradually normalized their economic activities amid the virus pandemic. The country’s outbound shipments of automobiles reached 161,886 units in February, compared with 123,022 units posted a year earlier, according to the [...]