Renault Samsung's June sales up 37 pct

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motors Co., the local unit of French automaker Renault S.A., on Friday said its sales in June surged 37.1 percent from a year earlier, driven by strong domestic demand.

Renault Samsung said it sold a total of 23,254 cars last month, up from 16,964 units in the previous year.

The spike in sales was attributed largely to its solid domestic sales that jumped 59.6 percent to 10,778 units last month.

The company's overseas shipments also increased 22.2 percent to 12,476 units over the cited period, the company said.

During the first half of the year, the automaker sold a cumulative 123,930 units at home and abroad, up 9.7 percent from a year earlier, the company said.

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