Car Production in South Korea decreased to 360500 Units in January from 362564 Units in December of 2025. Car Production in South Korea averaged 409964.38 Units from 1998 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3469464.00 Units in December of 2004 and a record low of 188365.00 Units in July of 2006. source: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Car Production in South Korea is expected to be 363000.00 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Korea Car Production is projected to trend around 410000.00 Units in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 72.00 73.00 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 104.70 105.70 points Jan 2026
Car Production 360500.00 362564.00 Units Jan 2026
Car Registrations 120787.00 144882.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 2945.00 1685.00 KRW Billion Dec 2025
Coincident Index 114.60 114.50 points Jan 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 102.15 101.89 points Feb 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 23305.51 22501.10 Gigawatt-hour Jan 2026
Industrial Production YoY 7.10 1.40 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production MoM -1.90 1.50 percent Jan 2026
Leading Economic Index 124.20 123.10 points Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 7.20 1.40 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production -1.90 0.10 percent Jan 2026
New Orders 13971611.00 13968822.00 KRW Million Jan 2026
Steel Production 5600.00 5200.00 Thousand Tonnes Jan 2026


South Korea Car Production
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
360500.00 362564.00 3469464.00 188365.00 1998 - 2026 Units Monthly