Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. said Friday their vehicle sales in Europe rose 9.3 percent from a year earlier last month, helped by sales of their SUV and electric models.
Hyundai and Kia sold a total of 89,551 vehicles in Europe in October, up from 81,953 units sold a year ago, the companies said, citing data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).
They accounted for 8.6 percent of the European passenger vehicle market in October following Volkswagen Group with a share of 24.8 percent, Stellantis' 17.4 percent and Renault Group's 9.9 percent, according to the ACEA data.
Despite the growth in sales, Hyundai Motor Group's October market share, however, fell 0.4 percentage point from the same month last year.
The companies' bestselling models included Hyundai's Tuscon and Kona SUVs and Kia's Sportage SUV and Niro EV.
Accumulated European sales of Hyundai and Kia in the January-October period came to 940,543, up 4 percent from the same period last year. Their combined market share during the cited period dropped 1 percentage point on-year to 8.8 percent.