Musk Shares Fake Photo Boasting Tesla's No. 1 Ranking in Korean Import Car Market

At a glance

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, shared on X (formerly Twitter) a composite image of the Korean flag with the Tesla logo, celebrating Tesla's nine straight months at No. 1 in Korea's imported car market. He reshared a post originally made by another user.

Key points

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   In October, Tesla held the top spot in Korean imported car registrations with a 29.5% share.

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   However, October registrations fell 25.9% from the previous month, and dropped below 10,000 units for the first time since February.

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   In June, when the Model Y became the best-selling passenger car in Korea for the month, Musk posted that "Korea is amazing."

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   In February, he also posted a job listing seeking Korean semiconductor talent.

Why it matters

This shows Tesla's position in the Korean market and the interest a foreign company's leader takes in the Korean market.