The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday reported 14 per cent increase in total wholesales at 159,044 units in November. The company had dispatched 139,184 units to dealers in November 2021, MSI said in a statement. Last month, the company's domestic sales rose 18 per cent to 139,306 units as against 117,791 units in November 2021, it added.
The i20, part of the i family, will slot between the smaller and ultra-successful i10 and the larger i30 super hatch.
Hyundai Motor India has ruled out making a Rs 100,000 small car to take on Tata Motors, which is planning such a vehicle and expressed doubts that such a low-priced car could meet global safety and emission norms.
Spiralling car loan rates continue to dent the passenger car market, as Tata Motors, Hyundai and Honda Motors reported slower sales in July over that in the corresponding month last year.
Honda has taken to diesel and come up with its completely new City sedan. Ranged against it is the new version of the erstwhile segment leader, Hyundai's Verna.
The Hyundai Accent CRDi or the Fiat Petra 1.9D. When you want something more from a diesel car.
The diesel variant has an average of 24kmpl while the petrol delivers 18.9 kmpl.
The quantum of price increase will vary from Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000 across all models, the company said in a statement.
'We deeply apologise for a post that was published on some KFC social media channels outside the country. We honour and respect India, and remain steadfast in our commitment to serving all Indians with pride,' according to a message on KFC India official account on Twitter.
Santa Fe was first introduced globally in 2001 as Hyundai's first SUV.
The cost of open cells has seen an average increase of between 3 and 20%, and is higher for larger screen TVs in July, according to manufacturers of televisions
With the domestic small car market heating up, Korean major Hyundai Motors is lining up a new release for India. The vehicle, which is slated to hit the roads in the second half of 2011, is likely to sport a price tag not much higher than that of Maruti's cheapest variant -- the Maruti 800.
The country's second biggest car maker Hyundai Motors will be hiking prices across its model range by up to Rs 15,000 from December end.
Market sources say the new model will be called Atos, the name under which Santro was sold in some parts of Europe. Codenamed Pa, it has been tested by the company on the Chennai-Bangalore route. The company said the new car may be priced between Santro, which costs Rs 2.70-4.74 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi) and Getz (Rs 4.90-5.25 lakh).
Reversing his predecessor's decision to set up a diesel engine facility in Chennai, Hyundai Motor India's new managing director and CEO Han-Woo Park on Wednesday said as of now there was no such plan.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd, is floating its own advertising agency, Innocean, in India.
Ola Electric, India's largest maker of electric scooters, launched its most affordable ride on Tuesday, in an attempt to woo more customers and expand its electric two-wheeler lineup.
Korean auto major Hyundai Motor Company will bring the diesel variant of its premium hatchback 'i20' by the end of this year as part of its plan of introducing at least two new products in the Indian market annually for the next couple of years.
The more powerful Eon variant comes with a 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine that is available to the European i10.
Hyundai Motor India Limited is taking the adage -- what cannot be measured cannot be controlled -- very seriously. In a move to control costs, it is implementing an innovative plan where the car-marker has incentivised every small idea to reduce the weight of the car it makes by offering Rs 100 for every gram saved in weight.
Four persons died of asphyxiation after inhaling methane gas during "maintenance work" at a sewage tank in the Hyundai car factory at Irrungatukottai near Kancheepuram, fire service officials said.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), India's second-biggest carmaker, on Friday launched premium hatchback Getz to enlarge its product portfolio and boost sales.
The automaker will have the global debut in India.
Korean auto maker Hyundai Motor on Tuesday launched two variants of its premium compact hatch pack 'i20' priced at Rs 7.72 lakh for the top end model in the Indian market.
"HMIL started accepting export orders for the i10 from December, 2007, and received 60,000 orders from the overseas market creating a record of clocking the fastest 50,000 units of export orders in just three months," the company said. The company would ship around 26,000 units by March 2008, and subsequently it would be exported to all the major markets across the globe covering over 90 countries by the end of the year, it added.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Thursday said it will hike prices by up to Rs 20,000 across models, except the newly launched compact car Grand i10, from October 1 to offset the impact of rupee depreciation and rising input costs.
RBI's interest rate decision, macroeconomic data and global trends would dictate terms in the equity market in a holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Besides, the focus will also be on foreign portfolio investors' trading activity, they added. Equity markets will remain closed on Tuesday for 'Mahavir Jayanti' and on Friday on account of 'Good Friday'.
South Korean car giant Hyundai Motors has been asked by the National Consumer Commission to pay Rs 6.8 lakh to a consumer for supplying a defective Accent car. Ruling that it is the duty of the car manufacturers to replace defective vehicles, the Commission said that in such cases, the companies are "not justified" in protracting litigation for years merely because they have money power.
Major carmakers, including Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors on Friday reported growth in their passenger vehicle sales in June as semiconductor shortage woes showed gradual signs of easing out. Other manufacturers, Kia India, MG Motor India and Skoda Auto India also reported robust sales growth last month. Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) reported 5.7 per cent increase in total wholesales at 1,55,857 units in June as compared to 1,47,368 units to dealers in June 2021.
Hyundai Motor India on Monday forayed into the domestic sports-utility-vehicle market with the premium SUV model Terracan.\n\n\n\n
Amid better semiconductor chip supplies, the Indian automotive industry posted an 8 percent growth in production of vehicles across categories for the month of May, with three-wheelers (20 per cent) and passenger vehicles (16 per cent) leading the pack. Exports, however, dipped 21 per cent at an industry level. The industry also recorded its highest-ever May wholesales of domestic passenger vehicles (334,802 units), riding on high demand for sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and better supplies of semiconductor chips.
With its Storm Edge design language, the new Santa Fe replaces the older model and competes with the likes of the Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour, Ssangyong Rexton and Chevrolet Captiva.
Driven by strong demand, the overall passenger vehicle dispatches crossed 3.35 lakh units in February as automakers, including Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra, reported robust sales during the month. The dispatches of more than 3.35 lakh units last month marked an 11 per cent over February 2022. It was also the highest ever overall wholesales in the month of February. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said its domestic wholesales rose 11 per cent to 155,114 units in February as compared with 140,035 units in the same month last year.
The previous May peak was observed in 2018 when the domestic PV wholesales stood at 301,238 units.
Data issued by Siam shows sale of PVs (cars, vans and utility vehicles) grew 14.3 per cent to 275,417 vehicles.
The car will be available with a 1.2 litre Kappa engine in three variants. The company has also decided not to absorb 1,200 trainees as it reduces working shifts in its Chennai plant.
Developed at an investment of Rs 620 crore (Rs 6.2 billion), the most on a car by Maruti Suzuki, the Ciaz will also be exported to West Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.
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