Car Registrations in South Korea decreased to 144916 Units in December from 145936 Units in November of 2025. Car Registrations in South Korea averaged 110342.39 Units from 2001 until 2025, 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 134000.00 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 139000.00 Units in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 73.00 70.00 points Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization 103.50 103.50 points Dec 2025
Car Production 362356.00 354243.00 Units Dec 2025
Car Registrations 144916.00 145936.00 Units Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories 1685.00 1989.90 KRW Billion Sep 2025
Coincident Index 113.60 113.60 points Dec 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 101.91 101.69 points Jan 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 21621.51 21172.62 Gigawatt-hour Nov 2025
Industrial Production YoY -0.30 -1.40 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM 1.70 0.60 percent Dec 2025
Leading Economic Index 124.00 123.00 points Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY -0.40 -1.20 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 0.50 -6.30 percent Dec 2025
New Orders 13595975.00 16048042.00 KRW Million Dec 2025
Steel Production 5200.00 5000.00 Thousand Tonnes Dec 2025


South Korea New Car Registrations
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
144916.00 145936.00 205595.00 49944.00 2001 - 2025 Units Monthly
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