Seoul — Hyundai Motor said on Tuesday it expects sales in US and China to surge in 2021, driven by the launch of new electric cars and SUVs, after reporting its best quarterly profit in more than three years.

Hyundai’s holiday-quarter profit jumped 57% on more demand for premium-margin SUVs, but overall sales volumes fell 5% amid a broader economic weakness due to the Covid-19 pandemic...

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