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The
exit came shortly after Hyundai reported that its U.S. sales
dropped 15.5 percent in May versus a 1 percent drop in the
overall market, making it the worst performer among auto sellers
in the United States.
Hyundai has struggled to maintain sales momentum in recent
years, dogged by its heavy reliance on sedans, which have been
losing ground to sport utility vehicles.
Hyundai's top U.S. executive Dave Zuchowski quit in December.
Hyundai also replaced its sales chief in South Korea and its
China head last year after the company, along with affiliate Kia
Motors <000270.KS>, posted its first annual global sales fall in
nearly two decades.
Hyundai has still not named a successor to Zuchowski, with
interim leader W. Gerald Flannery overseeing the automaker's
operations in its second-biggest market after China.
Hyundai is struggling with sliding China sales as political
tensions exacerbated its image in the world's top market.
The automaker said on Wednesday that it will boost technology
partnerships with China's internet giant Baidu <BIDU.O> in
connected cars, a day after it announced the hiring of former
Volkswagen <VOWG_p.DE> executive Simon Loasby as its China
design head.
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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