Japanese car sales slump in South Korea in August amid consumer boycott

FILE PHOTO: A man works among imported cars covered with a white cloth in a port in Yokohama, Japan May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai - Copyright TORU HANAI(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 04/09/2019 - 03:34•Updated 25/04/2024 - 11:11

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SEOUL (Reuters) - Japanese car sales tumbled 57% in South Korea in August from a year earlier to 1,398 vehicles, industry data showed on Wednesday, amid a consumer boycott of Japanese vehicles in the wake of a diplomatic row between the countries.

Toyota Motor Corp's <7203.T> South Korean sales fell 59% in August from a year earlier, while Honda Motor's <7267.T> local sales tumbled 81%.