Renault Samsung sales surge 86.5 pct in April

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motors Co., the local unit of French automaker Renault S.A., said Monday that its April sales surged 86.5 percent, boosted by its record-high overseas shipments.

Renault Samsung said in a press release that it sold a total of 23,393 units last month, up from the 12,542 units tallied in the previous year

The spike in sales was attributed largely to its strong overseas sales that soared 156.3 percent on-year to a record-high 16,375 units last month.

Leading the exports growth was the Rogue crossover SUV, whose overseas shipments came to 12,440 units last month, according to the carmaker.

Its domestic sales also rose 14.1 percent on-year to 7,018 units.

During the first four months of 2015, the automaker sold a cumulative 77,154 units at home and abroad, more than twice the number logged a year earlier, the company said.

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