Sales of Toyota brand plunge in S. Korea amid recall crisis

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Sales of Toyota vehicles plunged 33.2 percent last month from a month earlier in South Korea as the Japanese automaker reeled from a massive worldwide recall, an industry data showed Thursday.

Toyota, which started selling its flagship Camry sedans and RAV4 sport-utility
vehicles in the Korean market in October last year, sold 441 units of those
models in January, compared with 660 units sold in December last year, according
to data by the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association.
Last month, Toyota saw sales of its Lexus brand in South Korea also plummet 37
percent from the month before to 320 units, the data showed.
On Wednesday, the South Korean government ordered Toyota's Korean unit to recall
444 vehicles due to defective gas pedals and floor mats.
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