Hyundai showed off its Hyundai Genesis Sedan at the Detroit auto show. Although the cars are based on the same platform, the sedan gets a 4.6-liter V-8 where the coupe is limited to a 3.8-liter V-6. The automotive media showed a great deal of excitement over the new Hyundai Genesis platform when it was first announced, a fervor that leaves us baffled.
All of the attention seems to be based on the fact that Genesis is Hyundai's first rear-wheel-drive car. Hyundai has shown great improvements in quality recently, and the company has started introducing modern gadgets, such as navigation, into its cars, so maybe there really is something to get excited about.
Look for our coverage of the 2008 New York auto show starting on March 19.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Hyundai registers growth in exports; domestic sales decline
Hyundai Motor India has recorded a growth of 16% in February sales, over the same month the previous year. As per statement issued by the company, car sales during the month stood at 29,001 units.
Domestic sales stood at 14,600 units, a decline of 5.5%. However, the company clocked exports of 14,401 units for the month, witnessing a growth of 50.5%. This increase in exports can be attributed to the company recently doubling its production capacity to 6,00,000 units per annum.
Apart from Santro, Getz and the newly launched i10, Hyundai India sells mid-sized cars Accent and Verna, and sedan Elantra. The company also sells premium sedan Sonata Embera and a Sports Utility Vehicle Tucson.
Segment wise sales stood at 24,563 units in A1 segment, 4,402 units in A2 segment, 27 units in the A4 segment and just 9 units in the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) segment.
Hyundai has slashed the prices of its small cars by up to Rs.19,419 after the reduction in excise duty on the same was announced by the Finance Minister in his 2008-09 Budget presentation. The excise duty on small cars have been reduced to 12% from 16% in the Budget.
Domestic sales stood at 14,600 units, a decline of 5.5%. However, the company clocked exports of 14,401 units for the month, witnessing a growth of 50.5%. This increase in exports can be attributed to the company recently doubling its production capacity to 6,00,000 units per annum.
Apart from Santro, Getz and the newly launched i10, Hyundai India sells mid-sized cars Accent and Verna, and sedan Elantra. The company also sells premium sedan Sonata Embera and a Sports Utility Vehicle Tucson.
Segment wise sales stood at 24,563 units in A1 segment, 4,402 units in A2 segment, 27 units in the A4 segment and just 9 units in the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) segment.
Hyundai has slashed the prices of its small cars by up to Rs.19,419 after the reduction in excise duty on the same was announced by the Finance Minister in his 2008-09 Budget presentation. The excise duty on small cars have been reduced to 12% from 16% in the Budget.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Korean offers stylish ride
he Hyundai's 16-valve diesel fires up with little drama, not too much indication from the cabin that there's a turbocharged oil-burning engine up front. Besides, a touch extra engine grumble is a small price to pay for Hyundai's claimed 4.7 litres per 100km. That figure would take some pretty careful driving but fuel consumption around 6 litres per 100km shouldn't be too hard for most drivers over mixed conditions.
And with the i30 developed to European tastes, the diesel engine was always going to be a flexible, driveable machine.
It needs a little extra throttle off the line, if no more than some small engined petrol cars out there.
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