South Korea's car exports reached a record high of nearly 6.2 billion US dollars in April.

Xinhua News Agency, May 16, "April Automobile Industry Trends" released by South Korea's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Resources showed that automobile exports in April were 6.156 billion US dollars, an increase of 40.3 percent over the same period last year, setting a new high for the same period in the previous year. Exports totaled 23.2 billion US dollars from January to April this year, a record high.