SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor (>> Hyundai Motor Co) and affiliate Kia Motors (>> Kia Motors Corporation) said on Tuesday they sold 7.25 million vehicles in 2017, lagging far behind their target of 8.25 million vehicles.

Hyundai Motor shipped 4.5 million vehicles, compared with its target of 5.08 million. Kia Motors sold 2.75 million vehicles, shy of its goal of 3.17 million.

(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Stephen Coates)

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