Samsung, Qualcomm 2nm Chip Deal Delayed Over Pricing 
Oil Prices Surge as Houthi Attacks Deepen Hormuz Supply Fears 
Novartis M&A Strategy Faces Investor Scrutiny After Drug Setbacks 
Finland Raises 2026 Growth Forecast as Exports and Investment Surge 
UK Wage Growth Slows as BoE Rate Decision Looms 
Houthis Escalate Saudi Attacks as Red Sea Oil Risks Grow 
Z.AI Shares Slide 7% After $5 Billion Fundraising 
Samsung Heavy Wins $1.22 Billion LNG Carrier and Tanker Deal 
Hyundai Delays In-House ADAS, Turns to Nvidia 
German 2-Year Yield Hits 2023 High as Rate Hike Bets Rise 
Cathie Wood Backs AI Slowdown as Safety Concerns Grow 
Optus Apologises After Network Outage Disrupts Emergency Calls 
China Home Prices Fall Again as Property Slump Drags on Growth 
Gold Prices Fall as Hot U.S. Inflation Boosts Fed Rate Hike Bets 
China Industrial Output Beats Forecasts as Exports Support Growth 
BHP Port Hedland Wage Dispute Heads to Arbitration 
Boeing, SPEEA Reach Tentative Four-Year Labor Deal 
Add as a preferred source on Google
Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. combined for sales of 140,951 vehicles in the US in June, a 44 percent increase from 98,005 units from a year earlier on robust demand for their SUVs.
Hyundai's sales jumped 45 percent to 72,465 units last month from 50,135 last year, while Kia's increased 43 percent to 68,486 from 47,870 the year before.
Hyundai's Palisade, Santa Fe and Tucson SUVs, and Kia's Telluride, Sportage, and Sorento SUVs experienced strong sales.
Randy Parker, senior vice president at Hyundai Motor America, credited their retail partners for their dedication in delivering Hyundai vehicles with an outstanding consumer experience in gaining more sales.
The companies reported their highest ever first-half sales of 785,646 autos, for this year, up 47 percent from 535,934 during the same period of last year.
Hyundai and Kia are collectively the fifth-biggest carmakers in the world by sales.
