SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - LG Energy Solution

, an electric car battery supplier for Tesla

and General Motors ( GM ), said on Monday its third-quarter

operating profit likely rose 34% to 601 billion won ($420

million) from a year earlier.

That compared with 448 billion won in profit a year earlier

and a 528 billion won profit forecast compiled by LSEG

SmartEstimate that was weighted toward analysts who are more

consistently accurate.

($1 = 1,429.9300 won)