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Hyundai Motors on Tuesday unveiled the petrol automatic and diesel variants of its premium hatchback car i20.

India’s second largest car maker & the one of largest passenger vehicle exporters – Hyundai Motors reported 5.2% increase in its domestic sales at 23,016 units in June 2009 as compared to 21,881 units during the June last year. Thus the company has announced a net increase of 17.63% in sales in June’09.
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India’s 2nd largest car maker, Hyundai Motor India, on Monday posted a 4.11% drop in its domestic sales during May at 23,503 units, from the 24,510 units in the corresponding period last year.
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European New Car Assessment Programme’s (NCAP) top score makers are Audi’s Q5, Honda’s Jazz, Hyundai’s i20, Kia’s Soul and the Peugeot 3008. Audi Q5 is the super small car. Remaining small car, the Maruti Suzuki Alto scored 3-stars, its safety rating restricted by its low performance in the child protection, and adult occupant safety assistance technologies.

After Tata made announcement for world’s cheapest car ‘Nano’, there was some frenzy over the Nano. After Tata Nano, Bajaj Renault Nissan made announcement for its ultracheap car.

And now UK media said that Hyundai Motors is planning to make an ultracheap car competing the Tata Nano. Hyundai Motors is second largest car maker in India.

The UK media disclosed that the Indian Engineers are operating on some micro car development project with its Korean counterpart. The expected launch of this car will be in 2010 and the car will first be unveiled in the Europe and then later in India.

Hyundai is set to launch its new facelifted version of popular model, Santro by the end of 2009. Hyundai had unveiled Santro version almost 10 years ago. 

India’s second largest car maker, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. is planning to move the manufacturing of its premium hatchback model ‘i20′ from Chennai to Europe.

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India’s one of the largest car makers and auto exporter Hyundai Motors, was honored with the “EXIM Achievement Award” for 2007-08 year at an event arranged by TCC (Tamil Chamber of Commerce). This award was given for Hyundai’s excellent achievement in ‘export-import’ type.
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The popular SUV model Santa Fe had been bought to India by Hyundai in 2008. But due to the slump in the market it postponed its launching in Indian. Thus, in this year the company plans to bring its famous SUV model to India for brightening up the SUV segment. This new model will have the power and ground clearance of SUV, but differ in the design and style of the car.

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Hyundai Motors is the second largest car manufacturer and largest car exporter in India, planning to launch i20 diesel model this year in India. Hyundai i20 is the most recent model from Hyundai Motors India Limited. Without much fanfare the company already launched i20 in December 2008, but the car yet not left the customers shell and Indian auto market shocked. Recently, HMIL sells the i20 model with 1.2 liter kappa petrol engine in India and now it is planning to sell the diesel variants of this model up to this year-end.

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