Hyundai-Kia's troubled home-turf
labor relations continue. The latest chapter has Korean labor unions voting to strike
over wage and benefit disputes with the South Korean automaker. The result
could mean a production stoppage in its home country.
Hyundai-Kia, which together rank fifth in global sales, is the sixth on the U.S. sales pole, with
year-to-date sales down 0.3%. Still, the automaker builds popular cars like the
Hyundai Elantra and Sonata, as well as the Kia Optima
and Soul.
All four rank in the top 35 best-sellers so far this year — and although the
automaker operates two assembly plants in the U.S., all Soul and a significant
chunk of Optima, Elantra and Sonata vehicles hail from South Korea. A
production stoppage could hamstring dealer supply in a matter of weeks.
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