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Hyundai has been extensively testing its upcoming small car, the HA/H800 not only in India but even in its home country. The car was spotted with heavy camouflage in Korea, which reveals the headlights and front grille only. The HA borrows design cues from its elder sibling in the Hyundai line-up, which is a good [...]

Hyundai is working on a small car (code named H800), which would rival the Tata Nano and Maruti Suzuki Alto. Also known as the HA, the small car would slot below the Santro and will be priced around Rs. 2 lakhs. It will be powered by a 800cc, 3-cylinder engine which would produce 60hp of [...]

Hyundai is looking at launching a small car in India at the 2012 Auto Expo. The Korean automaker will position the new small car against the Nano and Alto, positioning it right below the Santro. The base variant of the Santro is priced at Rs. 2.8 lakhs. The new small car will be powered by [...]

Hyundai recently became the 4th largest automaker by volume. The Korean automaker is the biggest threat to Volkswagen and Toyota, who are the top 3 producers of cars in the world. Thus Hyundai has decided that it needs more volumes from China (the world’s largest car market) and is preparing to develop a new brand [...]

Hyundai is recalling 2007-2008 Elantra manufactured from July 14, 2006, through August 29, 2007. The safety recall is expected to begin during April 2011. The driver’s seat track position sensor determines the seat’s fore and aft position and allows the driver’s frontal air bag to deploy at the pressure appropriate for that seating position, with [...]

Hyundai India has announced its 10th nationwide Free Car Care Clinic. The Free Car Care Clinic will be held from 5th-14th March, 2011 and will be organized at over 500 Hyundai workshops across the country. To honor and reward the customers attending the camp, daily attractive gifts and exciting prizes are being offered during the [...]

Hyundai India has exported five lakh units of the Santro to more than 80 countries till date. The company begain exporting cars in 1999, when it first shipped a batch of 20 Santros to Nepal. The Santro is completely made in India and is one of the most popular cars of the Korean firm in [...]

Hyundai has signed a deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to become the ICC’s first, official car partner from 2011 to 2015. Under this agreement, ICC officials and players will use Hyundai cars for official transportation for the duration of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The contract extends until 2015. Additionally, Hyundai will [...]

Hyundai plans to launch a small car below the Santro, codenamed HA by the end of 2011. The Hyundai HA will be priced between Rs. 2-3 lakh and will compete directly with the top variants of the Tata Nano and lower variants from Maruti Suzuki. The HA is based on the Santro platform, which helps [...]

Hyundai is planning to set up a greenfield plant in India. The Koren automaker will spend Rs. 400 crore to build the 1.5 lakh diesel engine plant as it sees rising requirements from the domestic market. The company is looking at prospective sites to build the plant and Gujarat is on the radar. Hyundai India [...]