Hyundai Motor Warns of More Uncertainty as Profit Slumps
- 2Q profit falls short of estimates to 1.34 trillion won
- Hyundai profit hit by decline in China, U.S. deliveries
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Hyundai Motor Co. said its outlook remained clouded after second-quarter profit fell on weaker demand in China amid political tensions, while U.S. incentive costs increased.
South Korea’s largest automaker said it expects a tough second half due to slowing U.S. sales and repercussions from a planned deployment of a U.S. missile defense system, which China objects to. Second-quarter operating income dropped 24 percent to 1.34 trillion won ($1.2 billion), falling short of analyst estimates.