Korean Domestic Production (Brand) : 2017-18

Local total vehicle production has been dropping lately in Korea. Hyundai managed to keep things even in 2018 but all of the rest all lost out in some way. Kia (-2%) and SsangYong (-3%) were marginal losers but the others a little more so.

While that sounds negative, protection of the domestic market allows the total numbers of production to be substantial. Of course, an aggressive export