Car brands · South Korea
Korean car brands
South Korea's car industry is led by Hyundai and Kia, which grew from budget brands into global names in a few decades, and by Hyundai's luxury brand Genesis.
The CarSpot database has 7 Korean brands with 213 models between them. Of their road cars, the fastest is the Kia Stinger (168 mph), the most powerful is the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N (650 bhp) and the most valuable is the Kia Telluride (about $24k–$33k).
Korean car brands
Most models first. The years are those of the brand's models in the database.
Hyundai
86 models · 1982–present
Pictured: Hyundai Ioniq 5
Kia
78 models · 1987–present
Pictured: Kia Stinger
SsangYong
18 models · 1993–present
Daewoo
14 models · 1990–2011
Genesis
9 models · 2015–present
KGM
7 models · 2019–present
Smaller Korean makers in the database
Top Korean cars
The highest-rated cars from these brands, at most two per brand.
Car brands from other countries
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