Revised Hyundai Santro on September 01

A totally revised version of Hyundai Santro is ready to be launched in the Indian market on September 01.This statement was made by H.S.LHeem, MD, HMIL while talking to the press at the annual convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. However, he refused to divulge any further details of the same.Hyundai will also let out Hyundai Getz from India in next the two years since seems to have become outdated with the launch of new i-series model. The model will be completely phased out by 2011.
The company is also planning to launch a new 800cc car plus new Hyundai Santa Fe in India in next few years. The small car will find many buyers (upto 70%) in India owing to its price below Rs. 4 lakhs. Hopefully, Hyundai Santa Fe, new SUV of Hyundai may be launched by February this year. The company shall shift part of its export base to Europe but it still intends to hold the Indian market firmly. However, the company stalled its plans due to the economic meltdown and falling sales.

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Hyundai's Getz will be phased out in 2yrs

Another car company is announced to phase out its car model. This time Hyundai India Motor has decided to phase out its premium hatchback Hyundai Getz in two years. H.S. Lheem, managing director and chief executive, Hyundai India, said at the recently concluded annual convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). He also mentioned that a revised version of the Hyundai Santro will be launched on September 1, 2009. The company will launch a 800cc car model in a couple of years. However, he did not reveled more information. Mr Lheem further said that they aimed to sell around 40,000 i 20s in this year. Overall, the company intends to sell about 5.5 lakh units that includes exports. It hope to sell 2.8 lakh units in the domestic market while 2.7 lakh will be exported. The MD said that the production of i-20 will be shifted to Europe mid-next year for export reasons in mid of the next year. On the other hand, Maruti and Toyota have launched Maruti Zen Estilo and Toyota Fortuner respectively.

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Revised version of Santro will be launched next month

Hyundai India Motor wants to phase out its premium hatchback Hyundai Getz by 2011 but will launch a revised version of Hyundai Santro next month. H.S.Lheem at the annual convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said, "We will launch a revised version of the Hyundai Santro on Sep 1, and an 800 cc car in a few years.
" H.S.Lheem said the company will shift the production of its Hyundai i20 model for export purposes to Europe in mid-next year. The company is expecting that the upcoming festive season would bring better sales around 40,000 Hyundai i20. Hyundai is also expected to increase the production capacity from 2,000 units a day to about 2,500 units, from September 14.

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Hyundai registered robust growth in August

yundai Motor India, India's second-largest car maker, has registered a 12.92 per cent growth in the month of August. The company could sold 24,401 units in August. The company's cumulative sales (including exports) during August were up 10.76 per cent at 49,521 units compared with 44,710 units in the same month a year ago, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) said in a statement. Exports for the month accounted for 25,120 units against 23,100 units during the same month in the previous year, a rise of 8.74 per cent. The company sold 45,495 units of hatchbacks -- Hyundai Santro,Hyundai Getz Prime, Hyundai i10 and Hyundai i20, 3,979 units of Hyundai Accent and Hyundai Verna and 47 units of Hyundai Sonata Transform during August. HMIL Senior Vice-President (Marketing and Sales) Arvind Saxena said that the company has big expectations from the coming festival season and hopes to do better its last year's performance.

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Here comes new n stylish Santro

Hyundai Motor India Ltd.,introduced the new model of its flagship brand Hyundai Santro. The new Hyundai Santro has been designed with luxurious interiors and improved exterior features to further enhance its appeal to the customers. Commenting on the launch of the new Hyundai Santro, HMIL MD, H. S Lheem said, " Hyundai Santro has been a phenomenal success in India right from the time of its launch up till now. The customers have shown tremendous faith in the technology, design and safety that this product offered. This is why even today Hyundai Santro success continues unabated in India even after a decade.

Through the launch of new Hyundai Santro, we intend to thank all our customers who have chosen to drive this product and make Hyundai into what it is today. The new version of Hyundai Santro is further aimed at delighting our customers with luxurious interiors, advance styling and enhanced comfort." The new Hyundai Santro continues to be powered by the trusted 1.1 eRLX Epsilon engine that develops a whopping 63PS@5500rpm as maximum power and 9.8 kgm@3000rpm as maximum torque and has a proven fuel-economy, durability and power-efficiency.The Hyundai Santro has raised bar on the exterior by changing the body coloured Radiator Grille and Full Wheel Cover and the rear gets decidedly more sporty with the addition of a Rear Spoiler which further highlights the new look Hyundai Santro.

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