Hyundai Motors has registered domestic sales of 42,351 units in April 2016 with a growth of 9.7 per cent as compared to 38,601 units sold in April last year. Hyundai Motors, a key player in the Indian market sells 10 models in the country - Eon, i10, Grand i10, Elite i20, Active i20, Xcent, Verna, Creta, Elantra and the Santa Fe.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Rakesh Srivastava, Sr. Vice President Sales and Marketing, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. said, “In an industry seeing challenges on Rural sales, Diesel Vehicle sales, Hyundai continued its growth momentum with volume growth of 9.7 per cent over last year with strong performance of the three “India Car of the Year” brands Creta, Elite i20, Grand with increasing preference of customers for New Age brands supported by strong service assurance and low cost of ownership.” Back in April, Hyundai had also announced discount offers on its range between Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh depending on the car segment
In terms of exports, Hyundai Motors India has witnessed -6.7 per cent decline with 12,069 units exported in comparison to 12,904 units exported last year in the same period. The Creta SUV has been a popular seller for the Korean automaker in India. Being a considerable contributor to overall sales, Creta customers had to wait for a few months before driving one home. To address the issue, the automaker had recently decided to increase the production by 20 per cent to around 12,000 units per month.
