South Korea: Passenger car sales

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 South Korea

New passenger car sales, numbers per year

 Latest value 1,489,363
 Year 2023
 Measure passenger cars
 Data availability 2005 - 2023
 Average 1,319,989
 Min - Max 893,159 - 1,618,333
 Source OICA
The latest value from 2023 is 1489363 passenger cars, an increase from 1420486 passenger cars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1102394 passenger cars, based on data from 57 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 2005 to 2023 is 1319989 passenger cars. The minimum value, 893159 passenger cars, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 1618333 passenger cars was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
South Korea - Passenger car sales - Recent values chart

Historical series
South Korea - Passenger car sales - historical chart - 2005-2023




Definition: The indicator estimates the number of new passenger car registrations and sales that took place within a country in a year. Passenger cars are road motor vehicles, other than a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver).

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