Elon Musk Praises "Tesla Korea" as South Korean Flag Flies

Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted a composite image on November 5 (local time) showing Tesla's "T" logo drawn in the center of the South Korean flag.

That day, Musk wrote "Tesla Korea" on his X (formerly Twitter) account and retweeted a post featuring the image. He also added South Korean flag emojis before and after the text.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted a composite image on the 5th (local time) showing the Tesla “T” logo superimposed on the South Korean flag. Image: Screenshot from Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter).

The post Musk retweeted also said, "Tesla held on to first place in South Korea's imported car market, overtaking Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Registrations in October surged 110.7% year over year to 9,165 vehicles."

In June, after the Tesla Model Y ranked first in monthly sales in South Korea's passenger car market, Musk also wrote on X, "Korea is awesome." In February, he also posted a recruitment notice seeking semiconductor workers in South Korea, accompanied by a South Korean flag emoji, and personally began recruiting.

According to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA), Tesla accounted for 29.5% of all imported car registrations in South Korea last month, ranking first among brands. However, registrations in October fell by 3,207 from 12,372 the previous month. It was the first time since February that Tesla's monthly registrations had fallen below 10,000.

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