France Wants the European Union to Monitor South Korean Car Exports
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France Wants the European Union to Monitor South Korean Car Exports



The spike in South Korean car sales in Europe the past few years has the French worried as at the same time they are seeing their numbers drop amidst the debt crisis that has engulfed the continent.

Just last year, sales of Korean cars in the European Union grew 24 percent, even though the overall market contracted. French carmakers, on the other hand, saw their sales drop with PSA Peugeot Citroen announcing plans to slash 8,000 jobs.

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