The company has not indicated the exact rise in prices of its models
Hyundai i20 Active would feature almost the same specs as Elite i20 hatch.
Hyundai Assan chairman Umit Karaarsalan confirmed that the company is working on a compact sedan at the Izmit plant in Turkey. The car will use the next generation i10 components.
Tata Motors is looking to consolidate its position in the SUV segment as it marks its entry into the highly competitive mid-size space which is currently dominated by South Korean and Japanese carmakers. The Mumbai-based auto major on Monday launched midsize SUV coupe Curvv with petrol and diesel powertrains with a price starting at Rs 9.99 lakh. The company has already unveiled the electric version of the model in August.
Auto major, Hyundai Motor India, on Thursday said that it would be increasing the prices of its products by up to 1.2 per cent across all models, from September 1.
Auto firms have reported a good jump in sales for the month of December
In September, JSW MG Motor India, the newly minted joint venture between SAIC Motor, which is present in 100 countries, and Indian conglomerate JSW Group, launched the Windsor, an electric car that introduced battery as a service (BaaS).
Hyundai Motor India Ltd introduced on Wednesday its new compact car, 'i10' priced between Rs 3,39,000 lakh and Rs 3,98,000.
The top six auto brands are: Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota, Kia and Mahindra & Mahindra.
The Hyundai Grand i10 re-writes the rules of the hatchback segment by offering terrific value.
Meanwhile, the company on Wednesday launched an advanced version of its mid-sized Verna sedan, priced at Rs 6.56 lakh-Rs 9.22 lakh (ex showroom Delhi).
Hyundai Motor India on Saturday reported a 21 per cent increase in sales between January-November 2005 at 2,36,878 units.
The Hyundai Venue car had five occupants, four of them students of Delhi University colleges, who were returning from a birthday party at a pub in neighbouring Gurugram.
Adding a new dimension to the ongoing price war, Hyundai Motor India on Thursday introduced the export variant of its premium hatchback, Getz GLE, in the Indian market priced at Rs 415,000.
Hyundai Motor India said on Friday it will hike prices of all models, including the flagship Santro, from this month-end because of higher input and freight costs.
Ahead of the festive season, several passenger and commercial vehicle manufacturers have agreed to offer discounts of 1.5-3 per cent on new vehicle purchase against scrapped old vehicles after a meeting with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, an official statement said on Tuesday. The statement further said Mercedes Benz India has offered a flat discount of Rs 25,000, which will be over and above all existing discounts. Union Road Transport and Highways (RT&H) Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday chaired a meeting with the SIAM delegation at Bharat Mandapam, where he addressed pressing issues in the automobile industry.
Declaring a price war against rival Maruti's Swift, Hyundai Motors India Ltd launched its new premium hatchback Getz Prime, starting from Rs 3,89,000.
Hyundai eyes sales of three lakh units this year.
The Pune plant will manufacture excavators up to 20 tonne and payloaders. Hyundai Korea already sold around 300 imported excavators in India in the last few years. Company managing director J S Kim said Hyundai is considering India as a strategic market where mining and construction sector is witnessing a boom.
The Chennai facility will continue to service Indian and non-European markets. In July 2009, Hyundai India's managing director H S Lheem had said the company was planning to move production to Turkey, the Czech Republic or Slovakia.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd will hire NRI's and expatriates in executive positions as part of a new recruitment policy that aims at tapping global talent in the automotive industry, the company said on Tuesday.
...But sales of domestic passenger vehicles dropped 2% to 3% year-on-year in August owing to low demand.
The company had rolled out the first car -- a hatchback Santro -- from the Sriperumbedur facility in September 1998.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd on Tuesday said that tis new sedan Verna will be launched in India during the third quarter (Jul-Sept) of 2006, which will be slotted between its Accent and Elantra models.
Automobile exports from India rose 15.5 per cent year-on-year in the June quarter with all verticals, barring three-wheelers, recording growth in shipments, according to the latest SIAM data. Overall shipments stood at 11,92,577 units in the first quarter the current fiscal year, as compared with 10,32,449 units in the same period of the last fiscal. Passenger vehicle exports stood at 1,80,483 units in the first quarter, registering a jump of 19 per cent over 152,156 units in the same period last year.
Last year it had entered Spain, China, Vietnam and Pakistan as well.
The company has so far sold about 15 lakh (1.5 million) units of Santro in the country. The new model under Santro Non-Ac are priced at Rs 2,63,000, while Santro GL and GLS are priced at Rs 3,28,000 and Rs 3,48,000 respectively. The LPG variant of Santro GL is priced at Rs 3,49,000, whereas the LPG variant of Santro GLS is priced at Rs 3,69,000.
Hyundai Motor India also plans to raise its sales in the overseas market this year.
Passenger vehicle wholesales in India witnessed a marginal growth in May on account of high base effect and muted demand due to general elections. The overall passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers stood at 350,257 lakh units last month as compared to 335,436 in the same month a year ago, registering a growth of 4 per cent.
During the first eight months of CY24, 50 IPOs mobilised Rs 53,453 crore.
'The people of India have shown immense faith in the Tata group as they have never broken the trust of Indians.'
Hyundai Motor India Ltd will increase the prices of its flagship model Santro next month due to rising input costs made by an appreciating rupee.
The Eurozone crisis is likely to bring down Hyundai Motor India's exports to 2.25 lakh cars this year against 2.47 lakh last year, a top company official said.
The new Santro, with a premium feel, is proof that when it comes to offering latest features and with it design at competitive prices, small cars are no longer shying away from entering a territory once occupied only by larger models, says Pawan Lall.
Commenting on the company's performance, HMIL managing director and chief executive officer, BS Seo said: "We surpassed our targets of selling 4 lakh vehicles in the domestic market by adding new products like Xcent, Elite i20 and Santa Fe to our robust product portfolio."
Hyundai Motor India on Thursday hiked prices of its various cars, including Santro and Sonata by upto Rs 10,700.\n\n\n\n
