Hyundai has expressed its plans to export its small cars to Philippines in 2009 in a bid to expand its export market. Hyundai managing director Heung Soo Lheem told visiting ASEAN journalists here his company will export 2,000 units this year to the Philippines.
It has not been even a month since Hyundai launched its i20 hatch in India and now the company plans to launch its i30 and Avante (new Elantra) soon in Indian in what we call a launching spree!
The i30 which was first launched at the Tokyo Motor Show for the Japanese market, is now being considered for an Indian debut because of the tremendous response towards the recently launched i20.
Hyundai, which recently rolled out the second car from its ‘i’ series in India – the i20, has started claiming records already!
When the i10 was launched in late 2007, it quickly grabbed a spot in the the Top 10 sales chart, and now, same is the case with the Hyundai i20 after its late 2008 launch.
It was a perfect day for motorheads like me at the AUTO MALL 2009 sponsored by Relio Quick which was held for a duration of three days- 9, 10 and 11th Jan.
Brands like Skoda, Honda, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Nissan had put their respective cars on display and the big surprise was not a special participant, but the absence of one- India’s top car maker Maruti Suzuki!
Every month, Germany based Federal Motor Vehicle Office compiles the list of best-selling vehicles in the country by taking into consideration customer feedback. Seems like the small car, which is built exclusively in India, has taken the crown this time.
Hyundai i10 became the “most popular small car in Germany”. It has been named the “Most beloved light vehicle” of November by German consumers and for the first time, a Korean vehicle secured the top rank. After the taste of success in India, Hyundai’s i10 is tasting success in other parts of world too!
Nothing appears to be slowing down Hyundai’s pace, and at the rate at which they are growing, they might turn out to be one of the top 3 automotive brands within the next decade. As a portion of the plan to grow into one of the biggest names in the Auto industry, Hyundai has decided not to halt with exports of its cars from India, but to export CKDs also. [ Read More ]
Hyundai Motors India is seriously thinking of launching its i10 version in the United States, which was launched in India and 70 other countries last October. The car which is powered by a 1.2 litre Kappa Engine from Hyundai and delivers around 80 bhp and returns upto 56 mpg. The Hyundai i10 which is around 500 mm shorter than the Honda fit and much larger than the Smart Fortwo, is [ Read More ]
Well,we know that worldwide car sales have hit an all time low and that crude prices have rocketed. This means all of the people out there are going to shift to less powerful more economical cars. But do we really need to compromise power for economy ? Hyundai has given us the answer with the all new i10 with the Kappa engine. It boasts of lower emissions, improved economy and [ Read More ]
