M&M owned Ssangyong Motor Records Best ever sales in April since 2006

Mahindra Group owned Ssangyong Motor announced that the company sold a total of 12,607 vehicles in April 2013- 5,115 vehicles in domestic sales and 7,942 in exports, including CKD kits. This is thei highest ever monthly sales achieved by Ssangyong since December 2006 and its result exceeded average monthly sales in Q1 this year, when the company recorded the highest growth rate in the domestic auto industry.

The domestic as well as export sales increased by over 20% each compared to the same month last year and came close to the monthly sales record in 2012. As a result, total sales in April rose by 25.9% year-on-year and cumulative sales grew by 20.4% sharply compared to the same period last year.

Ssangyong’s domestic sales showed an upward trend for four consecutive months thanks to increased sales of the Korando series. The company sold 5,115 vehicles in the domestic market, exceeding 5,000 again in 5 months since last December, with a growth of 27.7% from the same month last year.

The company registered an increase of 24.7% in exports from a year earlier, exceeding 7,000 vehicles. It was attributed to a sales upswing in overseas markets such as Central and South America and increased sales of the Korando C to the Russian market despite the global recession. Ssangyong expects a far stronger sales growth since the Korando series including the Korando C, Korando Sports and Korando Turismo have been receiving an overwhelming response from customers.

Lee Yoo-il, CEO of Ssangyong Motor, commented, “It is very meaningful that we achieved our best ever monthly sales result in April despite the continued global recession,” adding, “We will make utmost efforts to normalize our business by expanding sales with the launch of face-lifted models consistently.”

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