Published: 2:15pm, 11 May, 2017 Updated: 2:19pm, 11 May, 2017
The first Chinese passenger vehicle on sale in South Korea , the Kenbo 600 SUV , is proving popular with Korean buyers , even as tensions over a US anti - missile shield mean relations are strained between the two countries . Beijing has voiced its opposition to South Korea 's hosting of the Terminal High Speed Air ##space system , which is designed to intercept attacks by North Korea . Chinese consumers have since boycotted South Korean carmakers , such as Kia and Hyundai . However , there has not been a reciprocal effect , with Korean importers planning to source 320 more than 600 SUVs from China before the end of 2014 .