SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor reported its first quarterly loss in eight years on Thursday, with currency swings sending it $180 million into the red in October-December despite improved sales. Operating profit fell 35 percent from a year earlier to 501 billion won ($443 million), the firm said in a statement, and it made a net loss of 203 billion won. “Due to weakened currency in emerging markets coupled […]