South Korea's hybrid car sales soared 42.4% in the first quarter, while pure electric car sales plummeted 51.4%

South Korea's sales of eco-friendly cars exceeded 100,000 units in the first quarter, up 8.7% year-on-year. Among them, sales of hybrid cars were 85,828 units, up 42.4% year-on-year, while sales of pure electric cars fell 51.4% year-on-year to 15,237 units.