We aimed to develop a Fe-(16~19)Cr-(0.1~0.6)Ti-(0.1~0.6)Nb stainless steel for automotive exhaust parts with h igh corrosion resistance. Th e alloys w ith h igh Cr content sh owed h igh resistance to general corrosion and also localized corrosion. The increase of Ti and Nb contents resulted in a linear increase in the general corrosion resistance, while the pitting potential was improved by addition of these elements up to about 0.4 wt.%. The low-carbon Fe-17Cr-0.4Ti-0.4Nb alloy annealed at 850oC and air-cooled was considered to be the optimum alloy for our purpose with the critical anodic current density of 247 μA/cm2 in 0.05 M H2SO4 solution and the pitting potential of 310 mVSCE in 0.2 M NaCl solution. Keywords: Automotive exhaust parts, Ferritic stainless steels, Corrosion resistance, Response surface methodology