Renault Korea’s June sales rise 23.4 pct on exports boost

Renault Korea Motors Co., the South Korean unit of Renault S.A., said Monday its June sales jumped 23.4 percent last month from a year earlier thanks to a sharp rise in exports. Renault Korea sold 9,002 vehicles in June, up from 7,297 units a year earlier, the company said in a statement. Exports jumped 24.8 percent to 6,961 units from 5,576 units a year earlier. Domestic sales also gained 6.9 percent to 1,901 units, the company said. Renault Korea said it exported 6,082 Arkana models and 879 QM6 models overseas last month. The company just last week unveiled the Grand Koleos, Renault Korea's ambitious new hybrid SUV, the company's first new model in four years, as it aims to overcome its prolonged sales slump in South Korea. Source: Yonhap News Agency