Hyundai sees emerging market demand down in '09

SEOUL Oct 23 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), South Korea's top auto maker, sees car demand in emerging countries declining next year, a senior official said on Thursday.

"The market situation in emerging countries is much worse than expected," Park Dong-wook, a director at Hyundai's treasury division, told reporters. (Reporting by Cheon Jong-woo; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)