SEOUL: South Korea’s Kia Motors on Friday reported a 27.1 percent plunge in net profit, despite an increase in sales, with margins hurt by a stronger won.

Net income came to 746.5 billion won ($642.92 million) in the April-June period, down from 1.024 trillion won a year earlier, the second largest South Korean automaker said in its regulatory filing.

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