Hyundai Motor's worldwide deliveries fell 14.2% year over year to 288,574 vehicles in August, the weakest August total in more than four years and the first below 300,000 since 2022, after a prolonged labor dispute halted assembly lines across South Korea. Domestic registrations plunged 41.1% to 34,333 units, an 11-year low, with industry officials estimating about 55,000 vehicles lost to the union's first full-scale walkout in a decade. The dispute ended when 61.55% of participating union members voted to accept a tentative wage agreement. Affiliate Kia rose 5% globally to 266,675 vehicles and outsold Hyundai at home. In the United States, Hyundai slipped 1.9% to 94,612 vehicles while Kia rose 0.9% to a record 83,793, leaving combined sales of 178,405 down 0.6%. Even so, Hyundai Motor Group reached a record 12.9% U.S. market share and overtook Ford's 12.2% for third place for the first time in about five years, though Ford retained the January-August lead. Combined hybrid sales surged 47.7% to a record 50,057 units as both brands cut U.S. incentives to protect margins amid tariffs and a stronger won, and Hyundai plans to accelerate refreshed Grandeur, Avante and Tucson output through year-end.