However, with competition catching up, is the new Venue up to the challenge of fending off its rivals?
New Hyundai Verna 2017 is powered with a choice of 1.6 L petrol engine (Dual VTVT, 121.3 bhp) and 1.6 L diesel engine (U2 CRDi VGT, 126.2 bhp).
Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) raised Rs 8,315 crore from anchor investors on Monday, setting the stage for the country's biggest-ever maiden share sale. The Indian arm of the South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) allotted 42.4 million shares to 225 funds at Rs 1,960 apiece, the higher end of its price band. Among the investors receiving allotments were the Singapore government's sovereign wealth fund (GIC), New World Fund, and Fidelity.
As there is a moderation in car sales, dealer stock levels across the entire industry have surged to alarming heights. However, the situation is under control at HMIL.
Hyundai completely changed the old i20 and provided some alluring cues to its fluidic structure.
As it is with all Hyundais, the quality of the materials used is good and the cabin feels premium, practical and well put together.
Passenger vehicle sales are expected to experience muted growth in the current financial year.
Rohin Nagrani drives the new Elantra ahead of its launch.
The new Verna bears Hyundai's new design philosophy of 'Fluidic Sculpture'.
The new Ford Fiesta diesel takes on the current favourite, the Hyundai Verna CRDi. Business Standard plays referee.
'The semiconductor supply is constantly improving, with visible green-shoots in the situation as compared to earlier part of last year'
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 facelifted Elantra is a loaded with features and will give it tough to rivals.
The Hyundai Verna 4S gets a design makeover.
It is quite interesting to look at the cars closest rivals and how they stand against this much trusted model.
'The Indian govt's initiatives on EVs are very strong and customers want to buy EVs. This will make the country's conversion to EVs faster than other markets, and I hope even faster than the US'
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Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors reported their highest-ever dispatches to dealers last fiscal, enabling the domestic passenger vehicle industry to log in best-ever performance to date. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India reported its highest wholesales to date at 19,66,164 units, up 19 per cent from 16,52,653 units in 2021-22. Its domestic dispatches rose to 17,06,831 units in 2022-23, up 21 per cent from 14,14,277 units in 2021-22 fiscal.Hyundai Motor India said its overall wholesales last fiscal were the highest ever since commencing operations in the country.
Apart from pricing it attractively, Hyundai has taken enough precaution to see that EON's quality, at no point, has been compromised.
"We plan to launch the new 'i10' model with 1.2L petrol engine in the next two months. It will be powerful by an additional 15 bhp against the existing one, which comes in a 1.1L engine," a Hyundai Motor India Limited's spokesperson told reporters on the sidelines of induction ceremony of third batch of students traffic volunteers in New Delhi.
The Hyundai i10 has always been a sweet deal and considering all the bells and whistles that the new car comes with, we can only say that the deal just got sweeter.
Less than a year after taking charge, Hyundai Motor (India) managing director Byung-Ho Sung is on his way out and would be replaced by S S Yang from the company's China division.
It seems the Korean carmaker Hyundai Motors has pulled up its socks to conquer every bit of premium car segment.
The automaker will have the global debut in India.
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The country's largest car exporter launched the iGen i20 in both petrol and diesel variants, carrying a total of 12 variants.
The sedan segment in the country has seen a lot of action lately.
Mahindra e20Plus; Tata Hexa; Volvo S90; New Toyota Fortuner; New Hyundai Tucson. Get ready for the beauties!
Hyundai Motors India Ltd, the second-largest car manufacturer in the country, has announced a special scheme targeted at women buyers across India offering attractive loan packages.
New car launches in the past six months have driven sales growth despite a hike in vehicle financing. In April, new launches accounted for 17 per cent of over all sales.
The new cars which have been launched in the last six months include the Zen Estilo from Maruti, Hyundai Getz diesel, Spark from General Motors, Logan from Mahindra Nissan and Fiat Palio Stile.
India's tennis sensation and Hyundai Getz brand ambassador Sania Mirza poses for a picture at the launch of the new car Hyundai Getz Prime in New Delhi on Monday.
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