Car Registrations in South Korea decreased to 127315 Units in May from 151693 Units in April of 2026. Car Registrations in South Korea averaged 110807.01 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 150000.00 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 79.00 80.00 points Jun 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 -0.90 1.50 percent May 2026
Industrial Production MoM -3.00 -0.70 percent May 2026
Leading Economic Index 128.80 127.50 points May 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY -0.90 1.50 percent May 2026
Mining Production -4.10 1.50 percent Apr 2026
New Orders 16148073.00 14987688.00 KRW Million Apr 2026
Steel Production 5400.00 5200.00 Thousand Tonnes May 2026


South Korea New Car Registrations
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
127315.00 151693.00 205595.00 49944.00 2001 - 2026 Units Monthly
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