SEOUL, Oct 13 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co and its affiliate Kia Corp are expected to see their combined sales of electric vehicles (EV) surpass 100,000 units this month, according to the companies' data on Sunday, reported Korean news agency Yonhap.
Hyundai and Kia sold a combined 91,348 units of EVs through September this year, up 30.3 per cent from the same period last year, according to the companies.
Hyundai's EV sales rose 4.5 per cent year-on-year to 48,297 units in the January-September period, while Kia saw its sales soar 80.3 per cent to 43,051 units.
Market watchers say combined EV sales of the two carmakers will likely hit 100,000 units in October and reach 120,000 units for the whole of this year.
-- BERNAMA-YONHAP
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