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Samsung is in the news after a Galaxy S24 user in South Korea said their phone suddenly caught fire while they were using it. The user shared the incident online (via Reddit) and said they were simply browsing the internet when the phone started swelling very fast.

Soon after, smoke started coming out of the phone. The device then became extremely hot and exploded in the user’s hand. According to the user, the bottom part of the phone broke open during the explosion, which may have helped prevent more serious injuries.

The person suffered small burns on their hand and later went to the hospital because they breathed in smoke. The user also said the incident caused stress and trouble sleeping.

The user explained that the phone was not charging at the time. They also said the device had never been repaired, opened, or badly damaged before the incident happened. After checking the phone, local fire officials reportedly said the signs matched a lithium battery fire.

The user is now in talks with a Samsung service center in South Korea and wants to contact Samsung’s main office directly. They also claim to have video footage connected to the incident.

There is no sign of a major problem with the Galaxy S24 series. Millions of Samsung Galaxy phones are used safely around the world every day without issues. Experts say people should be careful if a phone becomes too hot, swollen, or starts smoking. Stay tuned for more information.

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Upbit listed Venice Token with KRW, BTC and USDT pairs as VVV traded near $17.15, down 2.9% over 24 hours.

The Tesla Model Y sells over 10,000 units in April.

The South Korean new light vehicle market edges up 0.8% year-on-year in April to 151,340 units, however this small gain has everything to do with foreign brands up 58.1% to 33,989 and 22.5% share whereas domestic brands fall -8.8% to 117,351. More precisely, the market is up thanks solely to Tesla up 811.5% to break its records for the third month in a row to 13,190 sales and 8.7% share. Meanwhile Kia (+7.9%) extends its now seemingly unassailable lead over sister brand Hyundai (-15.8%) to almost 8,000 units for the month and just above 16,500 units year-to-date. In 4th place below Tesla, Genesis (-40.3%) is in complete freefall and endures its lowest monthly volume in over 6 years: since March 2020. BYD (+272.6%) crosses the 2,000 monthly sales mark for the first time, reaching an all time high 9th place with 1.3% share.

In the domestic models ranking, the Kia Sorento (+37.3%) surges ahead to break its volume record for the 2nd month running at over 12,000 sales. The Hyundai Grandeur (+8.9%) is far below while the Hyundai Sonata (+22.4%) closes out the podium with a strong YoY gain. The Hyundai Avante (-22.9%), Kia Carnival (-34.2%) and Kia Sportage (-25.8%) follow and all sink. Meanwhile at #7 the Kia Ray (+14.4%) reaches an all time high ranking, also hit in August 2023 and February 2024. The Kia EV3 (+27.5%) also impresses and stays within the Top 10 at #10. The Kia EV5 (#15) is the best-selling recent launch ahead of the Kia PV5 (#21) and Renault Filante (#22).

Looking at foreign models, the Tesla Model Y (+1154.5%!) crosses the 10,000 monthly sales milestone and ranks #2 in the overall models charts including domestic vehicles. The Tesla Model 3 (+306.9%) also surges ahead and repeats at #2, followed by the BMW 5 Series (-7.5%) and Mercedes E Class (-22.2%) both in difficulty. The new BYD Dolphin advances to a record 5th place ahead of the BMW X3 (+53.1%), Polestar 4 (+277.1%) and Mercedes GLE (+23.3%), all sporting fantastic scores. The new BYD Sealion 7 lodges an 8th straight Top 10 finish at #9. 

Previous month: South Korea March 2026: BYD breaks records again, Renault Filante in Top 10

One year ago: South Korea April 2025: New gen pushes Hyundai Palisade to #4, Kia EV4 lands

Full April 2026 Top 30 All brands, Top 58 All domestic models and Top 50 foreign models below.

South Korea April 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Apr-26	%	/25	Mar	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Kia	55,108	36.4%	+ 7.9%	1	196,771	35.2%	+ 6.0%	1	2
2	Hyundai	47,183	31.2%	– 15.8%	2	180,190	32.2%	– 6.5%	2	1
3	Tesla	13,190	8.7%	+ 811.5%	3	34,154	6.1%	+ 445.2%	3	6
4	Genesis	6,868	4.5%	– 40.3%	4	32,927	5.9%	– 20.0%	4	3
5	BMW	6,658	4.4%	– 0.8%	5	26,026	4.7%	+ 2.8%	5	4
6	Mercedes	4,796	3.2%	– 2.3%	7	20,658	3.7%	+ 2.7%	6	5
7	Renault Korea	4,025	2.7%	– 23.4%	6	14,894	2.7%	– 21.0%	7	7
8	KGM	3,382	2.2%	– 4.6%	8	14,852	2.7%	+ 26.6%	8	8
9	BYD	2,023	1.3%	+ 272.6%	9	5,991	1.1%	+ 983.4%	9	16
10	Volvo	1,105	0.7%	+ 3.5%	10	4,733	0.8%	+ 3.5%	11	9
11	Lexus	1,079	0.7%	– 20.3%	12	4,834	0.9%	– 7.6%	10	10
12	Audi	918	0.6%	+ 12.4%	11	4,056	0.7%	+ 42.5%	12	12
13	Toyota	829	0.5%	– 5.8%	16	2,982	0.5%	+ 0.5%	14	14
14	GM Korea	785	0.5%	– 39.6%	14	3,325	0.6%	– 38.1%	13	11
15	Mini	696	0.5%	+ 5.3%	15	2,651	0.5%	+ 29.1%	16	15
16	Porsche	679	0.4%	– 37.0%	13	2,786	0.5%	– 20.7%	15	13
17	Polestar	675	0.4%	+ 257.1%	18	1,629	0.3%	+ 143.1%	18	20
18	Volkswagen	458	0.3%	+ 107.2%	19	1,751	0.3%	+ 22.2%	17	18
19	Land Rover	273	0.2%	– 18.5%	17	1,610	0.3%	– 1.2%	19	17
20	Lincoln	120	0.1%	– 4.8%	28	178	0.0%	– 65.2%	26	23
21	Jeep	102	0.1%	– 28.2%	20	423	0.1%	– 22.7%	20	21
22	GMC	73	0.0%	+ 247.6%	21	358	0.1%	+ 336.6%	21	30
23	Cadillac	67	0.0%	+ 0.0%	23	215	0.0%	+ 29.5%	24	25
24	Honda	66	0.0%	– 59.3%	22	277	0.0%	– 68.0%	22	22
25	Ford	55	0.0%	– 90.4%	25	220	0.0%	– 88.4%	23	19
26	Bentley	40	0.0%	+ 300.0%	26	139	0.0%	+ 131.7%	27	27
27	Lamborghini	29	0.0%	+ 107.1%	27	80	0.0%	– 37.0%	28	26
28	Peugeot	28	0.0%	– 71.1%	24	212	0.0%	– 15.5%	25	24
29	Ferrari	17	0.0%	– 34.6%	29	75	0.0%	– 42.3%	29	28
30	Rolls-Royce	13	0.0%	– 51.9%	30	56	0.0%	– 13.8%	30	31
–	Total local manufacturers	117,351	77.5%	– 8.8%	–	442,959	79.2%	– 2.8%	–	–
–	Total foreign manufacturers	33,989	22.5%	+ 58.1%	–	116,094	20.8%	+ 41.3%	–	–
–	Total market	151,340	100.0%	+ 0.8%	–	559,053	100.0%	+ 3.9%	–	–

South Korea April 2026 – domestic models:

Pos	Model	Apr-26	/25	Mar	2026	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Kia Sorento	12,078	+ 37.3%	1	39,029	+ 10.0%	1	1
2	Hyundai Grandeur	6,622	+ 8.9%	2	23,145	– 1.4%	2	5
3	Hyundai Sonata	5,754	+ 22.4%	4	21,119	+ 20.7%	3	11
4	Hyundai Avante	5,475	– 22.9%	6	19,826	– 22.8%	5	2
5	Kia Carnival	4,995	– 34.2%	7	19,392	– 33.4%	6	3
6	Kia Sportage	4,972	– 25.8%	5	20,327	– 23.1%	4	4
7	Kia Ray	4,877	+ 14.4%	11	16,802	– 1.2%	8	12
8	Hyundai Porter	4,843	– 9.8%	3	18,752	– 4.0%	7	8
9	Hyundai Santa Fe	3,902	– 38.6%	15	13,581	– 37.8%	12	7
10	Kia EV3	3,898	+ 27.5%	10	12,572	+ 43.3%	14	22
11	Hyundai Tucson	3,858	– 26.1%	14	15,014	– 17.2%	9	10
12	Kia Seltos	3,580	– 29.8%	8	13,691	– 30.0%	10	9
13	Hyundai Palisade	3,422	– 48.6%	25	13,631	– 22.7%	11	6
14	Kia Bongo	3,335	+ 1.0%	20	11,240	– 9.5%	16	17
15	Kia EV5	3,308	new	16	10,192	new	19	49
16	Kia Morning	3,186	+ 209.9%	30	7,842	+ 103.4%	23	25
17	Hyundai Staria	3,039	– 18.5%	21	9,945	– 23.1%	20	15
18	Hyundai Kona	2,559	– 6.0%	12	12,702	+ 27.5%	13	19
19	Genesis G80	2,523	– 41.9%	13	11,764	– 21.3%	15	13
20	Kia K5	2,366	– 33.9%	18	10,360	– 10.1%	17	16
21	Kia PV5	2,262	new	17	10,348	new	18	45
22	Renault Korea Filante	2,139	new	9	7,099	new	26	–
23	Genesis GV70	2,068	– 33.1%	19	9,841	– 15.8%	21	18
24	Genesis GV80	1,693	– 42.2%	22	8,306	– 25.8%	22	20
25	Hyundai Ioniq 5	1,674	+ 14.8%	23	7,625	+ 84.8%	24	26
26	Hyundai Bus/Truck	1,562	+ 24.6%	29	5,941	+ 18.5%	28	23
27	Renault Korea Grand Koleos	1,550	– 64.6%	32	5,958	– 62.1%	27	14
28	Kia K8	1,461	– 43.1%	24	7,232	– 27.9%	25	21
29	Kia EV4	1,432	+ 72.3%	27	5,511	+ 563.2%	29	34
30	Kia Niro	1,289	– 24.9%	41	5,226	+ 21.1%	32	27
31	Hyundai Ioniq 9	1,225	+ 21.4%	33	4,439	+ 124.9%	33	33
32	Hyundai Casper	1,142	– 21.5%	28	5,245	– 8.0%	31	24
33	KGM Musso	1,135	+ 99.5%	26	5,505	+ 549.2%	30	44
34	Kia EV6	1,062	+ 34.6%	31	3,572	+ 14.3%	34	30
35	Hyundai Venue	1,061	+ 39.6%	34	3,552	+ 29.9%	35	28
36	KGM Musso EV	810	+ 12.7%	37	2,963	+ 138.0%	37	37
37	Chevrolet Trax Crossover	613	– 43.2%	38	2,716	– 36.1%	38	29
38	KGM Actyon	520	+ 101.6%	39	2,339	+ 67.0%	39	35
39	Hyundai Ioniq 6	475	– 22.1%	36	3,153	+ 106.6%	36	42
40	Hyundai Nexo	441	+ 418.8%	35	2,018	+ 209.0%	41	39
41	KGM Tivoli	415	– 3.0%	43	1,774	+ 15.1%	42	41
42	Genesis G90	409	– 48.0%	40	2,042	– 19.2%	40	36
43	Kia EV9	393	+ 162.0%	46	897	+ 88.1%	46	53
44	Renault Korea Arkana	336	– 22.4%	44	1,479	+ 10.4%	44	40
45	KGM Torres	327	– 66.9%	42	1,574	– 50.4%	43	31
46	Kia Tasman	302	– 75.8%	45	1,406	+ 4.6%	45	32
47	Kia Bus/Special	193	+ 43.0%	47	678	+ 41.3%	47	46
48	Chevrolet Trailblazer	168	– 19.6%	50	592	– 38.9%	48	48
49	Hyundai ST1	129	+ 12.2%	51	502	+ 16.2%	50	55
50	Kia K9	119	– 19.0%	52	454	– 31.2%	51	54
51	Genesis GV60	94	– 36.1%	53	322	+ 88.3%	55	58
52	KGM Rexton New Arena	90	– 27.4%	54	335	– 22.6%	54	57
53	KGM Torres EVX	85	+ 14.9%	49	360	– 54.4%	52	52
54	Genesis G70	62	– 70.5%	48	505	– 18.9%	49	50
55	Genesis GV60 Magma	19	new	55	31	new	56	–
56	Chevrolet Colorado	4	– 60.0%	56	16	– 66.0%	57	63
57	KGM Korando	0	– 100.0%	57	2	– 99.0%	58	60
58	Renault Korea Scenic E-Tech	0	new	58	358	new	53	59

South Korea April 2026 – foreign models:

Pos	Model	Apr-26	/25	Mar	2026	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Tesla Model Y	10,086	+ 1154.5%	1	25,409	+ 740.8%	1	1
2	Tesla Model 3	2,596	+ 306.9%	2	7,146	+ 131.2%	4	5
3	BMW 5 Series	1,887	– 7.5%	4	7,511	– 1.3%	3	3
4	Mercedes E Class	1,695	– 22.2%	3	8,530	– 0.9%	2	2
5	BYD Dolphin	800	new	9	1,527	new	17	–
6	BMW X3	692	+ 53.1%	11	2,665	+ 22.9%	7	8
7	Polestar 4	675	+ 277.1%	7	1,627	+ 146.5%	14	26
8	Mercedes GLE	640	+ 23.3%	6	2,613	+ 48.4%	8	6
9	BYD Sealion 7	621	new	5	2,705	new	6	25
10	Mercedes GLC	597	+ 92.6%	8	2,910	+ 23.7%	5	4
11	BMW X5	564	– 5.7%	10	2,400	+ 16.2%	9	10
12	BMW 3 Series	553	+ 11.7%	13	2,236	+ 28.1%	10	9
13	BMW 7 Series	445	+ 12.1%	17	1,875	+ 8.1%	11	13
14	Tesla Model X	427	+ 42600.0%	16	1,111	+ 18416.7%	23	n/a
15	BMW X7	403	– 8.4%	18	1,581	– 5.2%	15	14
16	BYD Atto 3	395	– 27.3%	n/a	1,179	+ 113.2%	20	22
17	Audi Q4 e-Tron	368	+ 377.9%	14	986	+ 14.5%	26	23
18	Lexus NX	363	– 15.6%	22	1,844	+ 20.8%	12	18
19	Volvo XC60	359	– 15.1%	12	1,744	+ 0.5%	13	11
20	Lexus ES	334	– 41.3%	21	1,555	– 35.3%	16	7
21	BMW i5	319	+ 104.5%	20	1,147	+ 120.2%	21	36
22	Mini Cooper Hatch	314	– 10.8%	15	1,337	+ 25.5%	19	15
23	Mercedes CLE	305	+ 18.2%	26	1,145	– 1.5%	22	20
24	Mercedes G Class	304	– 9.0%	n/a	716	– 34.4%	34	21
25	Mercedes S Class	298	– 4.2%	25	1,343	– 4.8%	18	12
26	Audi Q5	289	n/a	19	1,032	n/a	25	n/a
27	BMW X6	261	– 26.7%	27	1,101	– 18.6%	24	19
28	Porsche Cayenne	246	– 54.1%	42	622	– 53.6%	37	17
29	Toyota Camry	239	+ 9.1%	28	833	– 3.6%	29	31
30	Lexus RX	226	+ 22.8%	24	826	+ 30.7%	30	33
31	BYD Seal	207	new	38	574	new	39	n/a
32	VW ID.4	196	+ 625.9%	30	793	– 2.2%	31	43
33	BMW X1	188	– 24.2%	31	727	– 17.9%	33	28
34	Volvo XC90	184	+ 73.6%	36	773	+ 97.7%	32	38
35	BMW X4	179	– 43.4%	29	846	– 26.8%	28	16
36	Toyota Alphard	174	+ 11.5%	47	544	+ 21.4%	40	42
37	VW Golf	169	+ 89.9%	n/a	492	+ 452.8%	41	n/a
38	BMW 4 Series	164	– 15.5%	43	596	– 12.5%	38	32
39	Porsche Taycan	155	+ 4.0%	23	874	+ 37.4%	27	35
40	Toyota Prius	148	+ 72.1%	n/a	410	+ 74.5%	46	n/a
41	Mini Countryman	146	+ 14.1%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
42	Volvo EX30	145	+ 25.0%	35	368	– 44.1%	50	47
43	Volvo S90	144	+ 58.2%	39	659	+ 73.9%	36	39
44	BMW iX1	136	+ 172.0%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
45	Volvo XC40	133	– 40.4%	34	696	– 21.8%	35	24
46	Mercedes EQB	133	+ 1562.5%	45	449	+ 1051.3%	43	n/a
47	Toyota Crown	132	+ 207.0%	n/a	401	+ 107.8%	47	n/a
48	Porsche Macan EV	122	+ 100.0%	50	n/a	n/a	n/a	41
49	Mercedes EQE SUV	119	+ 65.3%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
50	BMW iX	112	– 1.8%	n/a	434	+ 127.2%	45	n/a

Source: KAIDA, Manufacturers