SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are set to achieve a major milestone this year, with their combined global hybrid car sales projected to cross one million units for the first time, as per a report by Pulse, the English service of Maeil Business News Korea.

Citing industry data released on Wednesday, the report stated that Hyundai and Kia sold a total of 831,933 hybrid vehicles worldwide in the first three quarters of 2025, marking a 27.2 per cent rise from 654,067 units during the same period last year. At this pace, their full-year sales are expected to exceed 1.1 million units, signaling a clear shift in consumer demand toward hybrid models.

Among their most popular vehicles were the Tucson Hybrid with 132,991 units sold, followed by the Sportage Hybrid at 120,054 units and the

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