Car Registrations in South Korea increased to 135396 Units in September from 109915 Units in August of 2026. Car Registrations in South Korea averaged 111147.05 Units from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 205595.00 Units in February of 2020 and a record low of 49944.00 Units in December of 2003. source: Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA)

Car Registrations in South Korea is expected to be 145000.00 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Korea New Car Registrations is projected to trend around 149000.00 Units in 2027 and 150000.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 78.00 79.00 points Oct 2026
Capacity Utilization 106.70 105.50 points Sep 2026
Car Production 346618.00 206036.00 Units Sep 2026
Car Registrations 135396.00 109915.00 Units Sep 2026
Changes in Inventories 1458.30 984.80 KRW Billion Sep 2026
Coincident Index 119.50 118.90 points Sep 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 101.98 102.22 points Oct 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 22675.59 23314.69 Gigawatt-hour Sep 2026
Industrial Production YoY 1.20 -1.70 percent Sep 2026
Industrial Production MoM 9.00 -4.60 percent Sep 2026
Leading Economic Index 132.00 131.70 points Sep 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 1.60 -1.90 percent Sep 2026
Mining Production -5.40 2.20 percent Sep 2026
New Orders 15028340.00 9971134.00 KRW Million Sep 2026
Steel Production 5200.00 5400.00 Thousand Tonnes Sep 2026


South Korea New Car Registrations
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
135396.00 109915.00 205595.00 49944.00 2001 - 2026 Units Monthly
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