Indian Cars, Bikes

Hyundai Recalling 515 Tucson SUVs In US

3. March 2010

Hyundai is recalling more than 515 Tucson SUVs in the United States due to potentially defective airbags. The recalled vehicles were made in South Korea and exported to the US from 10-30th November, 2009. The recall is the second such announcement in a week from the Korean automaker who is also recalling 47,300 of its [...]

Hyundai Achieves Fastest Export Of 10 Lakh Cars

24. February 2010

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Hyundai achieved yet another significant milestone with its cumulative exports crossing the 10 lakh mark. To mark the event Hyundai shipped its first ever consignment to Australia from the Chennai Port. With this shipment, Hyundai is the first automobile company in India to achieve this feat in a record time of just over a decade. [...]

Hyundai Motors At 2010 Auto Expo

8. January 2010

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Designed under the theme of ‘Trust and Innovation’, Hyundai’s stand at the 10th Auto Expo will display the full line-up of passenger cars and Concept vehicles. Trust is represented by the ever reliable and trusted line-up of cars like Santro, i10, i20, Accent, Verna and Sonata Transform while the exciting new i10 Electric, Genesis Coupe, [...]

Hyundai Crosses 25 Lakh Car Production

8. December 2009

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Hyundai India has crossed another significant milestone as it rolled out over 25 lakh cars from its state-of-the-art production facility located at Sriperumbedur, approximately 35 km outside Chennai. The company started production at Sriperumbedur in 1998 and the first car Santro was launched in September, 1998. The Santro went off to become one of the [...]

Hyundai Pulls Out Of Japan

2. December 2009

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Hyundai has decided to pull out of the Japanese car market amid sluggish sales, and focus on commercial vehicles instead. Hyundai, has found it tough to compete in Japan and has managed to sell only 15,000 cars since 2001 when it made inroads into the home market of international rivals Toyota and Honda. The timing [...]

Hyundai Bets Big On Hyundai Advantage

2. November 2009

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With used car business growing faster, Hyundai India has taken a fresh initiative to focus on Hyundai Advantage – the arm dealing with the used car business. Hyundai buys all the cars of any make and any model under the exchange scheme. With the aim to cater to the needs of exchange customers, Hyundai Advantage was [...]

Hyundai Takes Mahindra Renault To Court

31. October 2009

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Hyundai India has taken Mahindra Renault to the Delhi High Court objecting to the use of the name Sandero by the later on their next compact car. The Sandero (which was born in 2007) is a hatchback based on the Logan. With dwindling sales, Renault has no option but to launch more models in the [...]

Hyundai India Sets Up Driving School

28. September 2009

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Hyundai India’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative has led them to set up a driving school in Chennai where 19 drivers completed their training. This driving school is set up under Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF) and aims to provide driver training which will lead to livelihood opportunities for the economically backward youth in the villages around [...]

Hyundai Launches Free Car Care Camp

8. September 2009

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In an effort to extend the advantage of its excellent services and free check-up to a larger number of its customers, Hyundai India has launched its seventh nationwide Free Car Care Clinic. Starting from 7th up till 20th September 2009, the Free Car Care Clinic will be conducted at 375 Hyundai dealer workshops across the [...]

Hyundai-Kia Become World’s 4th Largest Automaker

12. August 2009

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For the first time ever Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group has outsold Ford to the number four spot in the global auto sales ranking. Hyundai-Kia sold 2.153 million units in the first six months of this year while Ford sold 2.145 million. The U.S. carmaker trailed by 8,000 units and fell to fifth place in the ranking. [...]