Hyundai Motor Q3 profit hit by workers' strikes

South Korea's Hyundai Motor on Wednesday announced a sharp fall in profits for a third quarter, hit by lengthy industrial action that also took a toll on the national economy. Hyundai is the biggest automaker in South Korea and, along with its smaller affiliate Kia, forms the world's fifth-largest automaking group. Tens of thousands of workers at the firm's plants in South Korea staged full or partial strikes for several weeks through July to October demanding higher wages.