Car Registrations in South Korea decreased to 151693 Units in April from 164810 Units in March of 2026. Car Registrations in South Korea averaged 110750.48 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 129000.00 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 80.00 74.00 points May 2026
Capacity Utilization 105.10 104.90 points Mar 2026
Car Production 361926.00 386363.00 Units Apr 2026
Car Registrations 151693.00 164810.00 Units Apr 2026
Changes in Inventories 2667.70 2945.00 KRW Billion Mar 2026
Coincident Index 116.20 115.50 points Mar 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 102.50 102.28 points Apr 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 21758.64 21529.98 Gigawatt-hour Mar 2026
Industrial Production YoY 3.60 -2.30 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production MoM 0.30 5.30 percent Mar 2026
Leading Economic Index 126.40 125.20 points Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 4.00 -2.00 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production 2.70 -12.50 percent Mar 2026
New Orders 14453852.00 10250716.00 KRW Million Mar 2026
Steel Production 5200.00 5400.00 Thousand Tonnes Apr 2026


South Korea New Car Registrations
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
151693.00 164810.00 205595.00 49944.00 2001 - 2026 Units Monthly
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