Hyundai Motor's workers have suspended production on two assembly lines to protest what they said was a unilateral move by the company to increase output. Hyundai introduced the Kona in South Korea in June as its first compact-sized SUV. The SUV proved to be a bright spot during a tough year as Hyundai's sales tumbled in China and in the United States. The South Korean carmaker had focused on passenger sedans and is trying to catch up in the faster growing SUV market. One of the union's concerns was that production of Hyundai Kona was more automated than that of Hyundai Accent and hence needed fewer workers, Hong said.

Source: ABC News November 28, 2017 07:13 UTC