RSM, Ssangyong sales rise in November

Renault Samsung Motors, the local unit of French automaker Renault SA, said Monday its sales had surged 13.1 percent in November from a year earlier on the back of a rise in its overseas sales.

Renault Samsung sold 14,071 vehicles last month, the highest monthly figure this year, the company said in a statement.

Ssangyong Motor Co., the local unit of Indian sport utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., said that its November sales jumped 18 percent on higher demand for SUVs. Ssangyong Motor sold 14,092 units in November, compared with 11,948 units a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Hyundai Motor Co. said its sales fell 2.8 percent in November from a year earlier due to decreased working days and a sharp drop in domestic sales. Hyundai sold 408,533 vehicles in November, compared with 420,368 a year earlier, the carmaker said in a regulatory filing.

Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said that its sales inched down 0.3 percent last month from a year before, due to a fall in domestic sales.

GM Korea Co., the Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., said Monday that its sales dropped in November from a year earlier, on sluggish overseas performance. (Yonhap News)