Story no.221InternationalOngoing·Sales and market·Notable·KR Corée du Sud·4 Nov → 6 Nov·8 facts · 22 art.

In October 2026, 31,117 imported passenger cars were registered in South Korea, down 10.8% month on month but up 29.3% year on year. Tesla leads the market with 9,165 units, ahead of Mercedes-Benz (6,744) and BMW (5,633), and totals 98,313 registrations from January to October, up 105%, on track to exceed 100,000 annual sales. Imported registrations already exceed the previous year's total with two months to spare, while the gap between imported electric and hybrid vehicles narrows to 152 units. Mercedes-Benz rises 23.1% and overtakes BMW in the ranking, and the electric Lexus ES records 492 registrations in its first month. The detailed data concerns South Korea; the United Kingdom is among the countries covering the file, with no distinct national element provided in the sub-events.