In August of the current year, South Korea's new car registrations decreased by 12.1 percent month on month to 18.200 units, up 10.7 percent year on year, according to the data released by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA).
Meanwhile, in the January-August period this year, South Korean new car registrations rose by 23.2 percent year on year to 158,739 units.