Renault Korea Sales Drop 36.2% in February

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By Yoo Min-hwan
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Renault Korea sold 3,893 units in February... down 36.2% year-over-year - Seoul Economic Daily Finance News from South Korea
Renault Korea sold 3,893 units in February... down 36.2% year-over-year

Renault Korea reported total sales of 3,893 vehicles in February, comprising 2,000 domestic units and 1,893 exports. The figure represents a 36.2% decline from the same month last year. Domestic sales fell 59.0%, while exports rose 55.4%.

In the domestic market, the midsize SUV Grand Koleos sold 1,474 units. Hybrid models accounted for 80.1% of sales at 1,181 units.

The coupe-style SUV Arkana recorded 336 units sold last month. The Arkana 1.6 GTe, priced from 23 million won comparable to midsize sedans, represented approximately 85% of sales at 285 units.

The compact electric SUV Scenic E-Tech 100% Electric, produced in France and offered as a limited 999-unit release in Korea since August last year, sold 150 units last month, exhausting all available inventory. The Scenic E-Tech, winner of the 2024 European Car of the Year award, was also named 2026 Electric Crossover of the Year by the Automotive Writers Association of Korea (AWAK) and 2026 Import Car of the Year by the Korea Automobile Journalists Association (KAJA).

Renault Korea's new E-segment crossover Philante has accumulated approximately 7,000 pre-orders through the end of February. Customer deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second week of March.

In exports, the company shipped 847 units of the Grand Koleos (marketed internationally as the New Renault Koleos) and 546 units of the Arkana. Additionally, 500 units of the Polestar 4 electric performance SUV, contract-manufactured at Renault Korea's Busan plant, were exported to North America.

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