At the moment there are 4,000 – 5,000 Korean customers who had ordered a Tesla Model 3 despite having to wait until September for delivery.

Tesla is currently rising in Korean markets, more specifically towards tech lovers. When interviewed by the Reuters, Mr.Kang Sung-mo, a 39-year-old manager of an advertising company in Korea, informed: “I have little interest in cars, but I am highly enthusiastic about Tesla due to their techs.”

Back in December, Mr. Kang had changed his newly-bought car from Hyundai to Tesla Model 3. According to the young manager, Tesla is famous for being innovative, and the car would help boost his status.

June 2020 was marked as the best month for the American manufacturer in Korea at 2,827 units sold. In addition, June also marks Tesla’s amazing leap after 2 months of low sales and production halt due to the pandemic.

At the moment, Tesla Model 3 is the second best-seller among imported models in this market, surpassing BMW 5-Series and Audi A6. The model only comes after Mercedes E-Class. According to sources, there are currently 4,000-5,000 pre-orders for Tesla Model 3 in Korea despite most of which will not be delivered until September. Meanwhile, Hyundai -Korea’s national automobile brand- suffered from a heavy 31% decrease in sales during June, down to only 2.513 units.

Among experts that were not affected by the pandemic, Tesla is becoming increasingly famous. Part of it is due to the generous policy, up to 12.43 million Won (10,380 USD), from Korea’s government that may discount each Tesla model to less than 40,000 USD.

Customers also purchase Tesla models for practical reasons. A typical example is mister Kim Gond-hwan – a Seoul-based information center employee. Shared with Reuters journalists, Mr.Kim said that he often feels tired during long rides. Aside from that, he wanted to avoid using public transportations during this time of Covid-19. Therefore, he set his eyes on Tesla. He also mentioned that the utilities and emotions the model brings in was well worth the wait.

Source: tinxe.vn