Hyundai Motor and Kia reported record U.S. third-quarter sales totaling 506,200 vehicles, up 5.4% year over year. Hyundai Motor, including Genesis, sold 269,541 vehicles, up 3.5%, while Kia sold 236,659, up 7.8%; Genesis sales rose 5.5% to 22,645. The group could overtake Ford for third place in the U.S. market behind GM and Toyota if Cox Automotive's projection for Ford holds. Combined hybrid sales rose 53.4% to a record 138,112 vehicles, while electric-vehicle sales fell 51% to 22,311. Eco-friendly vehicle sales reached 160,423, or 31.6% of combined deliveries. In September, Hyundai Motor including Genesis sold 85,502 vehicles and Kia sold 77,009, while Hyundai's brand-only sales were 77,439.