Hyundai accounted for 6.1 per cent of the U.S. market with sales of 984,017 units, while Kia held a 5.2 per cent share with 852,155 vehicles sold. The motor group ranked fourth in the U.S. market last year, trailing General Motors at 17.5 per cent, Toyota Motor Corp. at 15.5 per cent and Ford Motor Co. at 13.1 per cent.