Gwangju Region Owns 1 Car per 2.1 People

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] As of December last year, the number of registered vehicles in Gwangju Metropolitan City increased by 2.29% (15,459 vehicles) compared to the previous year, reaching 691,740 vehicles, indicating that there is one car for every 2.1 people.

According to the Vehicle Information Management System (VIMS) provided by Gwangju City on the 21st, among the 691,740 registered vehicles in Gwangju as of December last year, there were 576,366 passenger cars (82.32%), 19,940 vans (2.88%), 92,444 trucks (13.36%), and 2,990 special vehicles (0.43%).

Over the past 10 years, the total number of registered vehicles in Gwangju increased by about 150,000 from 535,812 in 2011 to 691,740, showing a growth rate of 29%. By vehicle type, passenger cars increased by 37%, trucks by 9%, special vehicles by 93%, while vans decreased by 26%.

The decrease in van registrations compared to passenger cars is attributed to the increase in single-person households.

The number of registered eco-friendly vehicles increased by 31%, from 16,313 in 2019 to 21,370 at the end of 2020. It is expected that the proportion of eco-friendly vehicles will further increase this year if the support amount for scrapping old diesel vehicles is raised.

Gwangju City plans to continue disclosing vehicle registration information on its website every month.

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