Hyundai Motor India Limited launched the second generation model of its famous SUV Creta in the year 2020 in March. Adorned with a new look and strong engine capacity, the bad phase of the Corona epidemic started shortly after the entry of this SUV in the country. But despite all this, this SUV became very popular among the people and the situation is that it has become the country’s most exported SUV in the last year 2021.
According to the information shared by the company, 32,799 units of the CRETA SUV have been exported in the year 2021 and with this it has become the most exported SUV of India, registering a growth of 26.17 percent annually. In the year 2020, Hyundai exported 25,995 units of CRETA. Along with leading the SUV sector in the domestic market in 2021, the CRETA has been introduced as a ‘Make in India, Made for World’ model of the Government of India. Despite the SUV model being made in India, this car is very much liked abroad.
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On the occasion of CRETA becoming India’s most exported SUV, Mr. Un Soo Kim, MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. said, ‘Make in India, Make for World’ in line with Government of India’s ‘Self-reliant India’ campaign. is committed to and continues to uphold its legacy of SUV leadership in India. If you look at the export figure of the company, then it is as follows-
model export | units |
Creta | 32,799 |
Venue | 7,698 |
Creta Grand | 1,741 |
Total | 42,238 |
With CRETA becoming India’s most imported SUV, Hyundai has emerged as the most loved brand in its overseas markets as well. This is also evidenced by the fact that Hyundai is India’s leading exporter with 2.62 lakh units exported so far and CRETA accounts for more than 93 per cent of the total SUV exports, with VENUE also having a significant share in it.
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Hyundai Motor India Limited has a presence in over 100 countries across the world (6 continents Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia) and produces a significant portion of Hyundai Motor Company’s global export hub. HMIL has also launched new models like CRETA, i20, VERNA and ALCAZAR in select global markets. Similarly, the company has also started exporting the new N Line and LPG variants of the existing models to the South African and Peruvian markets respectively.
Sales of Hyundai Motor India Limited-
Sales of HMIL | year 2020 | year 2021 | % Growth |
export | 98,900 | 1,30380 | 31.8% |
the household | 4,23,642 | 5,05,000 | 19.2% |
Total | 5,22,542 | 6,35,374 | 25.5% |
HMIL exported a total of 1,30,380 cars in the year 2021. The company registered a growth of 31.8 percent compared to 2020, despite the global semiconductor crisis and lockdown in several global markets. HMIL has registered an impressive growth of 91 per cent in its export orders on the back of increasing popularity of the brand and increasing demand.