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, ‘In the second quarter of this year, Hyundai Motor achieved a record quarterly high with nearly 4.3 trillion won in operating profit.’,
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, ‘\nHyundai Motor announced today (the 25th) during an earnings conference call that its operating profit for the second quarter of this year amounted to 4.2791 trillion won, up 0.7% from the same period last year.’,
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, ‘\nSales increased by 6.6% year-on-year to 45.206 trillion won (automobiles 35.2373 trillion won, finance and others 9.7833 trillion won).’,
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, ‘\nBoth sales and operating profit are record highs for a single quarter.’,
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, ‘\nThe previous record was set in the second quarter of last year, with sales of 42.2332 trillion won and operating profit of 4.2483 trillion won.’,
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, ‘\nNet profit for the second quarter of this year increased by 24.7% to 4.1739 trillion won.’,
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, ‘\nThe operating profit margin was calculated at 9.5%.’,
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, ‘\nHyundai Motor attributed the record quarterly performance to an improved sales mix focusing on high-profit vehicle models and the impact of exchange rates.’,
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, ‘\nFor the first half of this year, Hyundai Motor reported sales of 85.6791 trillion won and operating profit of 7.8365 trillion won.’,
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, ‘\nOn a semi-annual basis, sales exceeded the previous record of the first half of last year (80.32 trillion won).’,
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, ‘\nHowever, operating profit fell slightly short of the previous record for the first half of last year (7.8906 trillion won).’,
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, ‘\nA Hyundai Motor official stated, “Despite ongoing uncertainties in the business environment such as a slowdown in demand due to persistently high interest rates and intensified competition in major markets leading to rising incentives, we are maintaining stable profitability above a 9% operating profit margin through sales of high value-added vehicle models and exchange rate effects.”‘,
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, ‘\n(Photo=Yonhap News)\n’