Hyosung Global Sales Performance are falling down. In the first half 2025 sales disappointed again reaching 1.881 a huge 34.2% drop from the correspondent period last year. The company is now fighting to survive.
Hyosung Global Sales Performance
Hyosung is a traditional Korean manufacturer which is recent years esperimental drastic sales reduction, while still remaining active. In recent years sales peaked in 2022 at just over 8.000 units, to decline back in the following two years at few units over 6k
In the first half 2025 sales disappointed again reaching 1.881 a huge 34.2% drop from the correspondent period last year with similar fall in Asia (mainly Korea) and Europe (mainly Germany and France).
Now, rumors over the company ability to avoid bankruptcy are stronger and furthermore validated by facts.
Hyosung History and Heritage
Hyosung is a South Korean motorcycles brand, active since the 1978. Headquartered in Changwon, a South East coastal Korean city, it was the leader in the home-country and distributed in 60 countries in the World.
Born as division of a large South Korean conglomerate, Hyosung motors started building motorbikes for Suzuki back in 1978. In the following years the companies grew up with difficulties and was several time near to bankrupt, due to the rapid erosion of domestic market.
In the 2014, the brand and the operational activities were taken over by KR Motors Company Ltd., a Laos based firm, which tried to revamp sales, without success.
Actually the company sell in an always more restricted range of countries under several different name. and the company is really struggling to survive.
In recent times, Hyosung Motorcycles entered the recreational market. This was interesting because Hyosung Motorcycles tended to be best-known for making simple but cost-effective motorcycles that were well-suited for people who wanted something that would be practical for their commutes.
As a result, the focus on the recreational segment of the motorcycle market was an interesting change-up that produced a lot of changes in the relevant products. Unfortunately, without a great success.
After the 2014 take over from the Group Kolao (actually renamed LVMC) the manufacturer started using the name KSR in Korea, while keeping yo use Hyosung in the international market.