DETROIT — Hyundai Motor is expected to outsell Ford Motor during the third quarter for the first time ever, according to a new forecast released Thursday by Cox Automotive. The South Korean automaker is expected to report a 6.5% increase in year-over-year sales from July through September to 511,421 units. That compares with an expected 7.1% decline for Ford over the period to 504,172 new vehicles sold, according to Cox predictions. The expected leaderboard change would make Hyundai the third best-selling automaker in the U.S. behind General Motors and Toyota Motor. That change comes as new vehicle sales have been stronger than expected this year. Cox on Thursday raised its 2026 forecast by roughly 2%, to 16.1 million units.
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