Hyundai Motor targets 228,000 new Sonata sales

Seoul: South Korea's Hyundai Motor aims to sell 228,000 new Sonata sedans globally in 2014, betting on the key model to regain market share and reverse a profit fall.

The world's fifth-biggest automaker, along with Kia Motors, also aims to sell 63,000 redesigned Sonatas in Korea and 165,000 overseas in 2014. This deal will also be followed up by global sales of 338,000 Sonata sedans - 89,000 in Korea and 249,000 overseas.

Hyundai launched the mid-sized sedan in South Korea on Monday in the model's first makeover in nearly five years. The car will make its US debut at the New York auto show, before going on sale in the United States.