According to the data released by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA), in September this year South Korea's new car registrations decreased by 9.3 percent month on month to 12,668 units, but were up 4.5 percent year on year.
In the first nine months of 2013, South Korean new car registrations rose by 21.3 percent to 116,085 units compared to the same period of 2012.