Hyundai and Kia’s European Sales Decline by 7.5% in October.

Seoul: Combined vehicle sales of Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea's leading automakers, in Europe fell 7.5 percent in October from a year ago, industry data showed Thursday.According to Yonhap News Agency, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) revealed that Hyundai and Kia sold a combined 82,840 units in Europe last month. ACEA data showed Hyundai Motor's sales dropped 3.9 percent to 41,594 units, while those of Kia dropped 11 percent to 41,246 units.The South Korean automakers sold 904,879 units combined in Europe during the January-October period, down 3.8 percent from the same period last year. The combined market share of Hyundai and Kia in Europe for the 10-month period was tallied at 8.4 percent, down 0.4 percentage point from last year.