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Hyundai Motor Company (KRX: 005380 KS) today posted its business results for the Q3 of 2025. The company’s revenue during the July-September period rose 8.8% year on year to KRW 46.72 trillion, marking its highest-ever third-quarter revenue. Strong sales in the U.S. and Europe, as well as favorable foreign exchange rates contributed to the company’s revenue growth. However, Q3 operating profit stood at KRW 2.54 trillion, down 29.2% YoY, with an operating profit margin of 5.4%. Higher incentives as well as the impact of tariffs beginning to take full effect, hurt the operating profit. Net profit, including non-controlling interests, decreased 20.5% to KRW 2.55 trillion. Nonetheless Hyundai announced a Q3 quarterly dividend of KRW 2500 per – a 25%increase YoY.*
“Our Q3 results reflect both strong business fundamentals and strategic navigation of a complex global environment,” claimed José Muñoz, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company. “We achieved record third-quarter revenue while growing global sales and expanding electrified vehicle sales.
“Operating profit was impacted by higher incentives and tariff effects that we’re managing through disciplined execution and optimized production strategies, including localizing in the U.S. We’re gaining market share in North America and Europe, our diversified powertrain strategy is resonating with customers, and our manufacturing investments are positioning us for sustained profitability. We’re increasing our quarterly dividend 25% because we’re confident in our trajectory and committed to delivering shareholder value while investing in growth,” claimed Muñoz.
Hyundai Motor sold 1,038,353 wholesale units globally during the third quarter of 2025, a 2.6% increase compared YoY.
- Wholesale performance outside of Korea increased by 1.9 % to 857,795 units, helped by demand in North America, which recorded a 2.4% YoY rise. Strong sales of the company’s key models, including the Palisade, Tucson and Santa Fe SUVs as well as the Elantra sedan (aka Avante in some places) contributed to this growth.
- Wholesales in Korea increased by 6.3% to 180,558 units compared with Q3 of 2024, helped by new model launches, including the Palisade Hybrid and IONIQ 9 SUV.
- Global sales of electrified models in Q3 increased 25% YoY to 252,343 units. The company’s hybrid models led the growth, achieving sales of 161,251 units. The rise in EV sales, particularly in the European market, also contributed to the increase.
- The company announced a quarterly dividend of KRW 2500 per share for the third quarter – a 25%increase YoY.
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Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Hyundai Motor Company Q3 2025 Net Profit Dives
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Hyundai Motor Company (KRX: 005380 KS) today posted its business results for the Q3 of 2025. The company’s revenue during the July-September period rose 8.8% year on year to KRW 46.72 trillion, marking its highest-ever third-quarter revenue. Strong sales in the U.S. and Europe, as well as favorable foreign exchange rates contributed to the company’s revenue growth. However, Q3 operating profit stood at KRW 2.54 trillion, down 29.2% YoY, with an operating profit margin of 5.4%. Higher incentives as well as the impact of tariffs beginning to take full effect, hurt the operating profit. Net profit, including non-controlling interests, decreased 20.5% to KRW 2.55 trillion. Nonetheless Hyundai announced a Q3 quarterly dividend of KRW 2500 per – a 25%increase YoY.*
“Our Q3 results reflect both strong business fundamentals and strategic navigation of a complex global environment,” claimed José Muñoz, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company. “We achieved record third-quarter revenue while growing global sales and expanding electrified vehicle sales.
“Operating profit was impacted by higher incentives and tariff effects that we’re managing through disciplined execution and optimized production strategies, including localizing in the U.S. We’re gaining market share in North America and Europe, our diversified powertrain strategy is resonating with customers, and our manufacturing investments are positioning us for sustained profitability. We’re increasing our quarterly dividend 25% because we’re confident in our trajectory and committed to delivering shareholder value while investing in growth,” claimed Muñoz.
Hyundai Motor sold 1,038,353 wholesale units globally during the third quarter of 2025, a 2.6% increase compared YoY.
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About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.