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South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co has reported a 57% jump in fourth-quarter profit, slightly below analyst estimates, backed by demand for high-margin sports-utility vehicles and its premium Genesis cars.
Hyundai, which together with affiliate Kia Corp is among the world’s top 10 automakers, reported a net profit of 1.3 trillion won ($1.18 billion) for October-December, versus 804 billion won a year earlier.
Reuters reports that compared with the 1.5 trillion won average of 16 analyst estimates compiled by Refinitiv.
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