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The inventory of cars at Hyundai Motor have been almost completely exhausted after over a month of continuous striking by the labor union of the firm. The company said Friday that the supply of most models has run out or will last only four to five more days.
In the case of the firm's SUV, Sante Fe, 4,600 orders came in before the summer vacation season, yet the firm has only 2,000 units in stock. In the case of Grandeur XG, 5,000 have not yet been delivered, but only 1,700, 40 percent of the orders, are ready.
The supply of EF Sonata and Avante XD units are still in stock, but few are left. With EF Sonatas, 830 have not been delivered and 7,000 are in stock - enough to last for five days. As for Avante XDs, after the 3,500 are rolled out of the factory, only 300 will be left.
"Even if we restart production in August immediately after the summer vacation, customers will still have to wait 30 to 40 days after ordering a new car," said a Hyundai Motor staff member.
Due to the strike, ongoing since June 20, Hyundai Motor has failed to produce 95,000 cars, worth a total of W1.27 trillion.
(Kim Hak-chan, chani@chosun.com )
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