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Hyundai and Kia to be the official sponsor and partner of automotive event Euro 2012 football competition. South Korean duo step is being rewarded with increased sales of Hyundai and KIA during the Euro held.

All the eyes of football lovers under the sun being fixed to the Blue Continent. Gridiron stars of the European range of Fernando Torres, Wayne Rooney, Andrea Pirlo or Lukas Podolski is struggling to be the best in Europe.

KIA and Hyundai are coming from outside of Europe, actually got a gift with a great record sales since May. In fact, car sales in Europe are experiencing a decrease of eight percent in May, Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors posted a profit of 30 percent.

Combined sales of two South Korean car manufacturers in the last month is even able to surpass the German giant Mercedes-Benz and Japan's largest manufacturers, Toyota.

Hyundai last week said it plans to increase production at the Czech. Even the factory in czech, this will immediately be given the status of full capacity, with the addition of a third shift and employs more than 1,000 employees.

Hyundai-Kia has been listed as the official automotive sponsor Euro since 2000. The two companies also will be the sponsor of the 2010 World Cup and the 2014, 2018 and upcoming 2022. (autos.okezone.com)