Industry
Hyundai, Kia sales in China plunge 65% last month
June 5, 2017
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. saw their combined sales in China plunge 65.1 percent last month from a year earlier amid a row over the deployment of an advanced US anti-missile system in South Korea, auto analysts said Monday. In May, Hyundai and Kia sold 52,485 vehicles in China, the world's biggest automobile market. Hyundai's sales fell 65 percent to 35,100 units, and Kia's declined 65.3 percent to 17,385, the analysts said. Hyundai Motor Group headquarters in southern Seoul (Yonhap)