Osan City to Promote Early Vehicle Scrapping Subsidy Program in 2026

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Osan City is implementing the "2026 Early Vehicle Scrapping Subsidy Support Program" to reduce fine dust and improve air quality.

The city plans to invest a total budget of 1.02 billion won to provide early vehicle scrapping subsidies for approximately 460 aging vehicles and construction equipment.

The application period is from the 9th to the 27th of next month. Eligible applicants include: △all Class 5 emission vehicles (regardless of fuel type) △Class 4 diesel vehicles △three types of road-use construction equipment (dump trucks, concrete mixer trucks, concrete pump trucks) manufactured before August 31, 2009 with applicable emission standards △forklifts or excavators manufactured before 2004.

Subsidy applications can be made through online submission via the Vehicle Emission Gas Comprehensive Computer System (www.mecar.or.kr) or registered mail submission to the Korea Automotive Environmental Association.

In particular, in accordance with government policy changes, early scrapping subsidies for Class 5 vehicles will end in 2026. A mandatory vehicle ownership period of 6 months or more applies to all vehicles, and part of the system has been changed.

The existing secondary vehicle purchase subsidy for Class 5 vehicles under 3.5 tons has been excluded from the support program. However, secondary vehicle purchase subsidies will be provided if a Class 4 vehicle under 3.5 tons is scrapped early and an electric, hydrogen, or hybrid (excluding diesel hybrid) vehicle is purchased.