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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 userβs 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.
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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 Samsungβs 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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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.Β
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 β 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% | β 15.8% | 2 | 180,190 | 32.2% | β 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% | β 40.3% | 4 | 32,927 | 5.9% | β 20.0% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | BMW | 6,658 | 4.4% | β 0.8% | 5 | 26,026 | 4.7% | + 2.8% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 4,796 | 3.2% | β 2.3% | 7 | 20,658 | 3.7% | + 2.7% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Renault Korea | 4,025 | 2.7% | β 23.4% | 6 | 14,894 | 2.7% | β 21.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | KGM | 3,382 | 2.2% | β 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% | β 20.3% | 12 | 4,834 | 0.9% | β 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% | β 5.8% | 16 | 2,982 | 0.5% | + 0.5% | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | GM Korea | 785 | 0.5% | β 39.6% | 14 | 3,325 | 0.6% | β 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% | β 37.0% | 13 | 2,786 | 0.5% | β 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% | β 18.5% | 17 | 1,610 | 0.3% | β 1.2% | 19 | 17 |
| 20 | Lincoln | 120 | 0.1% | β 4.8% | 28 | 178 | 0.0% | β 65.2% | 26 | 23 |
| 21 | Jeep | 102 | 0.1% | β 28.2% | 20 | 423 | 0.1% | β 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% | β 59.3% | 22 | 277 | 0.0% | β 68.0% | 22 | 22 |
| 25 | Ford | 55 | 0.0% | β 90.4% | 25 | 220 | 0.0% | β 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% | β 37.0% | 28 | 26 |
| 28 | Peugeot | 28 | 0.0% | β 71.1% | 24 | 212 | 0.0% | β 15.5% | 25 | 24 |
| 29 | Ferrari | 17 | 0.0% | β 34.6% | 29 | 75 | 0.0% | β 42.3% | 29 | 28 |
| 30 | Rolls-Royce | 13 | 0.0% | β 51.9% | 30 | 56 | 0.0% | β 13.8% | 30 | 31 |
| Β β | Total local manufacturers | 117,351 | 77.5% | β 8.8% | Β β | 442,959 | 79.2% | β 2.8% | Β β | Β β |
| Β β | Total foreign manufacturers | 33,989 | 22.5% | + 58.1% | Β β | 116,094 | 20.8% | + 41.3% | Β β | Β β |
| Β β | Total market | 151,340 | 100.0% | + 0.8% | Β β | 559,053 | 100.0% | + 3.9% | Β β | Β β |
South Korea April 2026 β 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 | β 1.4% | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Hyundai Sonata | 5,754 | + 22.4% | 4 | 21,119 | + 20.7% | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Hyundai Avante | 5,475 | β 22.9% | 6 | 19,826 | β 22.8% | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Kia Carnival | 4,995 | β 34.2% | 7 | 19,392 | β 33.4% | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Kia Sportage | 4,972 | β 25.8% | 5 | 20,327 | β 23.1% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Kia Ray | 4,877 | + 14.4% | 11 | 16,802 | β 1.2% | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | Hyundai Porter | 4,843 | β 9.8% | 3 | 18,752 | β 4.0% | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 3,902 | β 38.6% | 15 | 13,581 | β 37.8% | 12 | 7 |
| 10 | Kia EV3 | 3,898 | + 27.5% | 10 | 12,572 | + 43.3% | 14 | 22 |
| 11 | Hyundai Tucson | 3,858 | β 26.1% | 14 | 15,014 | β 17.2% | 9 | 10 |
| 12 | Kia Seltos | 3,580 | β 29.8% | 8 | 13,691 | β 30.0% | 10 | 9 |
| 13 | Hyundai Palisade | 3,422 | β 48.6% | 25 | 13,631 | β 22.7% | 11 | 6 |
| 14 | Kia Bongo | 3,335 | + 1.0% | 20 | 11,240 | β 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 | β 18.5% | 21 | 9,945 | β 23.1% | 20 | 15 |
| 18 | Hyundai Kona | 2,559 | β 6.0% | 12 | 12,702 | + 27.5% | 13 | 19 |
| 19 | Genesis G80 | 2,523 | β 41.9% | 13 | 11,764 | β 21.3% | 15 | 13 |
| 20 | Kia K5 | 2,366 | β 33.9% | 18 | 10,360 | β 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 | Β β |
| 23 | Genesis GV70 | 2,068 | β 33.1% | 19 | 9,841 | β 15.8% | 21 | 18 |
| 24 | Genesis GV80 | 1,693 | β 42.2% | 22 | 8,306 | β 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 | β 64.6% | 32 | 5,958 | β 62.1% | 27 | 14 |
| 28 | Kia K8 | 1,461 | β 43.1% | 24 | 7,232 | β 27.9% | 25 | 21 |
| 29 | Kia EV4 | 1,432 | + 72.3% | 27 | 5,511 | + 563.2% | 29 | 34 |
| 30 | Kia Niro | 1,289 | β 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 | β 21.5% | 28 | 5,245 | β 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 | β 43.2% | 38 | 2,716 | β 36.1% | 38 | 29 |
| 38 | KGM Actyon | 520 | + 101.6% | 39 | 2,339 | + 67.0% | 39 | 35 |
| 39 | Hyundai Ioniq 6 | 475 | β 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 | β 3.0% | 43 | 1,774 | + 15.1% | 42 | 41 |
| 42 | Genesis G90 | 409 | β 48.0% | 40 | 2,042 | β 19.2% | 40 | 36 |
| 43 | Kia EV9 | 393 | + 162.0% | 46 | 897 | + 88.1% | 46 | 53 |
| 44 | Renault Korea Arkana | 336 | β 22.4% | 44 | 1,479 | + 10.4% | 44 | 40 |
| 45 | KGM Torres | 327 | β 66.9% | 42 | 1,574 | β 50.4% | 43 | 31 |
| 46 | Kia Tasman | 302 | β 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 | β 19.6% | 50 | 592 | β 38.9% | 48 | 48 |
| 49 | Hyundai ST1 | 129 | + 12.2% | 51 | 502 | + 16.2% | 50 | 55 |
| 50 | Kia K9 | 119 | β 19.0% | 52 | 454 | β 31.2% | 51 | 54 |
| 51 | Genesis GV60 | 94 | β 36.1% | 53 | 322 | + 88.3% | 55 | 58 |
| 52 | KGM Rexton New Arena | 90 | β 27.4% | 54 | 335 | β 22.6% | 54 | 57 |
| 53 | KGM Torres EVX | 85 | + 14.9% | 49 | 360 | β 54.4% | 52 | 52 |
| 54 | Genesis G70 | 62 | β 70.5% | 48 | 505 | β 18.9% | 49 | 50 |
| 55 | Genesis GV60 Magma | 19 | new | 55 | 31 | new | 56 | Β β |
| 56 | Chevrolet Colorado | 4 | β 60.0% | 56 | 16 | β 66.0% | 57 | 63 |
| 57 | KGM Korando | 0 | β 100.0% | 57 | 2 | β 99.0% | 58 | 60 |
| 58 | Renault Korea Scenic E-Tech | 0 | new | 58 | 358 | new | 53 | 59 |
South Korea April 2026 β 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 | β 7.5% | 4 | 7,511 | β 1.3% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Mercedes E Class | 1,695 | β 22.2% | 3 | 8,530 | β 0.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | BYD Dolphin | 800 | new | 9 | 1,527 | new | 17 | Β β |
| 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 | β 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 | β 8.4% | 18 | 1,581 | β 5.2% | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | BYD Atto 3 | 395 | β 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 | β 15.6% | 22 | 1,844 | + 20.8% | 12 | 18 |
| 19 | Volvo XC60 | 359 | β 15.1% | 12 | 1,744 | + 0.5% | 13 | 11 |
| 20 | Lexus ES | 334 | β 41.3% | 21 | 1,555 | β 35.3% | 16 | 7 |
| 21 | BMW i5 | 319 | + 104.5% | 20 | 1,147 | + 120.2% | 21 | 36 |
| 22 | Mini Cooper Hatch | 314 | β 10.8% | 15 | 1,337 | + 25.5% | 19 | 15 |
| 23 | Mercedes CLE | 305 | + 18.2% | 26 | 1,145 | β 1.5% | 22 | 20 |
| 24 | Mercedes G Class | 304 | β 9.0% | n/a | 716 | β 34.4% | 34 | 21 |
| 25 | Mercedes S Class | 298 | β 4.2% | 25 | 1,343 | β 4.8% | 18 | 12 |
| 26 | Audi Q5 | 289 | n/a | 19 | 1,032 | n/a | 25 | n/a |
| 27 | BMW X6 | 261 | β 26.7% | 27 | 1,101 | β 18.6% | 24 | 19 |
| 28 | Porsche Cayenne | 246 | β 54.1% | 42 | 622 | β 53.6% | 37 | 17 |
| 29 | Toyota Camry | 239 | + 9.1% | 28 | 833 | β 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 | β 2.2% | 31 | 43 |
| 33 | BMW X1 | 188 | β 24.2% | 31 | 727 | β 17.9% | 33 | 28 |
| 34 | Volvo XC90 | 184 | + 73.6% | 36 | 773 | + 97.7% | 32 | 38 |
| 35 | BMW X4 | 179 | β 43.4% | 29 | 846 | β 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 | β 15.5% | 43 | 596 | β 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 | β 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 | β 40.4% | 34 | 696 | β 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 | β 1.8% | n/a | 434 | + 127.2% | 45 | n/a |
Source: KAIDA, Manufacturers
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