Hyundai Motor says China sales up 26 percent in April

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co <005380.KS> said on Tuesday its China sales jumped 26 percent to 86,729 vehicles in April from a year earlier, maintaining its momentum in the world's biggest car market.

The results come as Japanese rivals such as Toyota Motor <7203.T> attempt to recover from sluggish sales in China last month.

(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Daniel Magnowski)