Ssangyong Motor

SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- SsangYong Motor Co. said Monday its sales rose 4.3 percent last month from a year earlier on growing demand for sport utility vehicles.

SsangYong Motor sold 9,481 vehicles in February, up from 9,090 units a year earlier, helped by robust demand for the Rexton Sports and Rexton Sports Khan SUV, the company said in a statement.

Domestic sales jumped 7.2 percent to 7,579 units in February from 7,070 a year earlier. Exports climbed 12 percent to 2,262 units from 2,020 during the same period, it said.

The SUV-focused carmaker's lineup also includes the flagship G4 Rexton, Tivoli, Korando C, and Korando Turismo. Last month, it launched the all-new Korando SUV to replace the Korando C.

Indian carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. owns a 72.85-percent stake in SsangYong Motor.

kyongae.choi@yna.co.kr