Car Production in South Korea decreased to 329559 Units in May from 361926 Units in April of 2026. Car Production in South Korea averaged 408889.53 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 370000.00 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 and 413000.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 80.00 74.00 points May 2026
Capacity Utilization 104.80 104.90 points Apr 2026
Car Production 329559.00 361926.00 Units May 2026
Car Registrations 127315.00 151693.00 Units May 2026
Changes in Inventories 2667.70 2945.00 KRW Billion Mar 2026
Coincident Index 116.50 116.10 points Apr 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 102.60 102.32 points May 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 21900.18 21758.64 Gigawatt-hour Apr 2026
Industrial Production YoY 1.50 3.90 percent Apr 2026
Industrial Production MoM -0.70 0.60 percent Apr 2026
Leading Economic Index 127.50 126.40 points Apr 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 1.60 4.20 percent Apr 2026
Mining Production -4.10 1.50 percent Apr 2026
New Orders 16148073.00 14987688.00 KRW Million Apr 2026
Steel Production 5200.00 5400.00 Thousand Tonnes Apr 2026


South Korea Car Production
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
329559.00 361926.00 3469464.00 188365.00 1998 - 2026 Units Monthly