Hyundai Motor and Kia were strong early on Feb. 4 after reports of solid results in the U.S. market.

The Hyundai Motor and Kia headquarters buildings in Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. /Courtesy of News1

As of 10:10 a.m. that day, Hyundai Motor was trading at 504,500 won, up 13,000 won (2.64%) from the previous session on the Korea Exchange. At the same time, Kia was trading at 155,500 won, up 1,500 won (0.97%).

Earlier, Hyundai Motor's U.S. subsidiary said its January sales came to 55,624 units, up 2% from a year earlier, marking the best result for any January. Kia's U.S. subsidiary also sold 64,502 units in January, up 13% from the same month a year earlier (57,007 units), setting a new January record.

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