Alphabiz - Hyundai and Kia′s sales in Europe rose 4.7 percent in the first quarter, but electric cars fell 20 percent

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[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Kim Jisun] Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Co. sold 282,193 units in the first quarter of this year in the European market, up 4.7% from last year.

According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) on the 19th (local time), Hyundai Motor sold 133,622 units in Europe in the January-March period, up 7.6% from a year earlier, and Kia sold 148,571 units, up 2.2%.

The combined market share of the two companies stood at 8.7 percent, down slightly 1.1 percentage points from the first quarter of last year. Hyundai Motor (4.1%) fell 0.4% and Kia (4.6%) 0.7%.

Sales of electric vehicles by the two companies fell 20.6 percent on-year to 33,831 units in the first quarter.

 

Alphabiz Reporter Kim Jisun(stockmk2020@alphabiz.co.kr)