Korea Best Selling Cars Ranking in 2025. Hyundai was the dominant brand with 6 models in the Top 10, including the standout, the Palisade. Still, Kia retained the top 2 spots on the podium with the Sorento and the Carnival
In a market where the top two brands, Hyundai and Kia, control together around 70% of the market share, the top 10 best-selling models ranking is entirely held by the two Koreans.
Looking at YTD figures up to July 2025 brand-wise, the Kia Sorento was the best selling car (+1.7) and 6.1% market share.
The Kia Carnival ranked 2nd (-4.3%), followed by the Hyundai Avante -up 5 spots- in 3rd (+46.2%) and the Kia Sportage -down 1 spot- in 4th (-4.4%).
The Hyundai Grandeur gained 1 spot ranking into 5th (-4%) followed by the Hyundai Palisade -up 16 spots- in 6th (+214.1%), the Hyundai Santa Fe -down 3 spots- in 7th (-18.9%) and the Kia Seltos -down 1 spot- in 8th (-2.5%).
The Hyundai Porter -down 4 spots- ranked 9th (-23.7%) ahead of the Hyundai Tucson which closed the top 10 (+8.9%).
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for Top 50 models.
