Korea - Automotive production in 2026 by OEM
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Flash report, Automotive Production volume, 2026
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Flash report, March 2026
Apr 16, 2026
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
[Bulletin] Korea, March, production volume rises 4.5%, Total sales increased due to growth in both domestic sales and exports, with GM seeing a significant rise driven by strong export performance
Korea - Passenger Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles production
| Maker/Brand | 2026 | 2025 | Y-o-Y | 2026 | 2025 | Y-o-Y | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. | Share | Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | |||
| Hyundai | 165,759 | 42.8% | 163,400 | 44.1% | 1.4% | 438,677 | 42.8% | 453,649 | 44.8% | -3.3% |
| Kia | 154,246 | 39.8% | 144,478 | 39.0% | 6.8% | 406,098 | 39.6% | 401,143 | 39.6% | 1.2% |
| GM Korea | 49,268 | 12.7% | 40,592 | 11.0% | 21.4% | 134,420 | 13.1% | 112,712 | 11.1% | 19.3% |
| KGM | 9,057 | 2.3% | 9,001 | 2.4% | 0.6% | 25,472 | 2.5% | 24,006 | 2.4% | 6.1% |
| Renault Korea | 8,276 | 2.1% | 12,323 | 3.3% | -32.8% | 19,974 | 1.9% | 19,961 | 2.0% | 0.1% |
| Tata Daewoo | 621 | 0.2% | 835 | 0.2% | -25.6% | 1,340 | 0.1% | 1,807 | 0.2% | -25.8% |
| Total | 387,227 | 100.0% | 370,629 | 100.0% | 4.5% | 1,025,981 | 100.0% | 1,013,278 | 100.0% | 1.3% |
Flash report, February 2026
Mar 18, 2026
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
Korea - Passenger Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles production
| Maker/Brand | 2026 | 2025 | Y-o-Y | 2026 | 2025 | Y-o-Y | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. | Share | Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | |||
| Hyundai | 118,354 | 42.5% | 157,297 | 44.7% | -24.8% | 272,916 | 42.7% | 290,249 | 45.2% | -6.0% |
| Kia | 109,476 | 39.3% | 140,533 | 39.9% | -22.1% | 251,852 | 39.4% | 256,665 | 39.9% | -1.9% |
| GM Korea | 36,940 | 13.3% | 38,128 | 10.8% | -3.1% | 85,152 | 13.3% | 72,120 | 11.2% | 18.1% |
| KGM | 7,101 | 2.6% | 8,045 | 2.3% | -11.7% | 16,415 | 2.6% | 15,005 | 2.3% | 9.4% |
| Renault Korea | 6,052 | 2.2% | 7,371 | 2.1% | -17.9% | 11,698 | 1.8% | 7,638 | 1.2% | 53.2% |
| Tata Daewoo | 325 | 0.1% | 687 | 0.2% | -52.7% | 719 | 0.1% | 972 | 0.2% | -26.0% |
| Total | 278,248 | 100.0% | 352,061 | 100.0% | -21.0% | 638,752 | 100.0% | 642,649 | 100.0% | -0.6% |
Flash report, January 2026
Feb 19, 2026
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
Korea - Passenger Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles production
| Maker/Brand | 2026 | 2025 | Y-o-Y | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | Share | Jan. | Share | ||
| Hyundai | 154,558 | 42.9% | 132,952 | 45.8% | 16.3% |
| Kia | 142,376 | 39.5% | 116,132 | 40.0% | 22.6% |
| GM Korea | 48,212 | 13.4% | 33,992 | 11.7% | 41.8% |
| KGM | 9,314 | 2.6% | 6,960 | 2.4% | 33.8% |
| Renault Korea | 5,646 | 1.6% | 267 | 0.1% | 2014.6% |
| Tata Daewoo | 394 | 0.1% | 285 | 0.1% | 38.2% |
| Total | 360,500 | 100.0% | 290,588 | 100.0% | 24.1% |



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