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Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Wednesday said it has received over 10,000 bookings for its upcoming Creta SUV within a week of opening bookings. The new Creta will be launched in the market next week. It was unveiled at the Auto Expo last month. "We are receiving customer enquiries at various touch points across the country...," HMIL Director Sales, Marketing & Service Tarun Garg said in a statement. The new Creta has masculine and futuristic stance, smart technology, powerful performance, advanced connectivity, intuitive experience and enhanced comfort, he added. HMIL is offering the SUV in 1.5 litre petrol, 1.4 litre turbo charged petrol and 1.5 litre diesel engine options with manual and automatic transmission options. Read More

Korean auto major Hyundai is planning to bring fuel cell electric vehicles to India. The company has already started a feasibility study as part of the plan. Hyundai Nexo, which is already available in many markets, could be the first launch. The company claims Nexo is the world's first dedicated hydrogen-powered SUV and that it has a range of close to 380 miles, highest for any fuel-cell or electric vehicle in the market. S S Kim, Managing Director and CEO, Hyundai Motor India said, "progress for humanity with zero emission mobility is our responsibility and part of the vision to make a long-term positive transformation for our future generations. We have initiated the feasibility study for fuel cell electric vehicle in India and promise to bring the ultimate solution with zero emission mobility". On Tuesday, Hyundai announced its "Strategy 2025". As a part of it, the company aims to sell 670,000 electric vehicles annually. "The goal is to e...

Hyundai has finally relaunched the legendary Santro, its compact family car, which was discontinued in 2014 after sixteen years of successful run. The Korean car maker has invested about Rs 7.4 billion over the last three years to develop the car that has already received over 23,500 units of advanced bookings in just thirteen days. “The Santro is an iconic and legendary brand that has won the hearts of millions of Indian customers for last two decades. The magic of Santro continues with this all new car which has received an overwhelming response in less than two weeks, “ said Y K Koo, managing director and chief executive officer at Hyundai Motor India. The new Santro which is built on the tall-boy design, offers a decent cabin space with good headroom and good-to-go boot space. The car also comes with a well-designed dashboard and the the top variant features a seven-inch touchscreen infotainment system. The regular features like USB, Aux and Bluetooth comes with inbu...

Another popular model Baleno from the stable of MSI came fourth in the list with 17,960 units last month. The premium hatchback was ranked second in the year-ago month with 19,153 units Maruti Suzuki India's (MSI) compact sedan Dzire became the best selling passenger vehicle (PV) model in July in India, overtaking entry-level small car Alto from the company's stable. According to the latest data from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Dzire occupied the top slot by selling 25,647 units in July as compared to 14,703 units in the same month a year ago, when it was the fifth best selling model. Alto, on the other hand, moved to the second spot with 23,371 units last month from the first position in the corresponding month last year, when it sold 26,009 units. MSI's popular hatchback Swift was the third best selling PV model last month with 19,993 units as compared to 13,738 units last year, ranked sixth. Another popular model Baleno...