Car Registrations in South Korea decreased to 139256 Units in July from 159684 Units in June of 2026. Car Registrations in South Korea averaged 111069.11 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 162000.00 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 81.00 82.00 points Aug 2026
Capacity Utilization 105.30 105.00 points Jun 2026
Car Production 352070.00 394331.00 Units Jul 2026
Car Registrations 139256.00 159684.00 Units Jul 2026
Changes in Inventories 947.90 1625.90 KRW Billion Jun 2026
Coincident Index 116.90 116.20 points Jun 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 102.87 102.66 points Jun 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 21745.83 21335.44 Gigawatt-hour Jun 2026
Industrial Production YoY 3.60 6.00 percent Jul 2026
Industrial Production MoM 0.20 6.70 percent Jul 2026
Leading Economic Index 131.20 130.20 points Jul 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 3.90 6.30 percent Jul 2026
Mining Production -2.40 4.50 percent Jul 2026
New Orders 10490641.00 15590989.00 KRW Million Jul 2026
Steel Production 5700.00 5300.00 Thousand Tonnes Jul 2026


South Korea New Car Registrations
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
139256.00 159684.00 205595.00 49944.00 2001 - 2026 Units Monthly
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