Hyundai to display 8 new vehicles at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show

Geneva Auto Show is the largest auto show in Europe and one of the most important motor show events in the world. The auto show gets plenty of publicity from worldwide automotive media, plus, each year thousands of visitors from all Europe visit the show to see all the latest car creations. A reason enough for major automakers, such as Hyundai and Kia to put on display a range of new production models and concept cars.

This year, Hyundai will display 8 new production and concept cars in Geneva. The major star of the event will be the i-flow concept car, a vehicle that not only previews the automaker's future D-segment vehicle, but also showcases new embodmient of Hyundai's new styling direction.

Joining the i-flow concept car will be a range of "Blue" badged production models that feature innovative technologies such as start-stop system and low-rolling resistance tires. All "Blue" models, the i10, i20 and i30 leave to air less than 100g of CO2 per one kilometer!

Hyundai will also unveil a slightly redesigned i30U, which will receive some minor styling updates and engine enhancements to make the car even more eco-friendly. The all-new i30U will go on sale across Europe shortly after the show. Hyundai will commence its mass production in March.

Another exciting model that is scheduled to debut in Geneva is an ix35 fuel cell electric vehicle. It's still in the concept form, but its low volume serial production is closer than ever. Hyundai will launch the ix35 FCEV already in 2012. According to the automaker, the ix35 FCEV features several important innovations and improvements over the previous generation Tucson FCEV.

Hyundai to shift part of i20 production from India to Europe

Hyundai shifts a part of i20 production from India to Europe.

Hyundai Motor Company decided to shift part of its compact i20 car production from India to Europe. The Korean carmaker operates a production plant in Czech Republic, however Hyundai announced it will shift i20 production to its other European plant, located in Turkey.

The i20 production is shifted to Europe due to an increased demand from European consumers.

According to Arvind Saxena, director at Hyundai Motor India, the European demand for Hyundai i20 is growing and it is not possible for the company to supply enough cars from one plant alone. Therefore, Hyundai decided to shift a certain part of the i20 production to Turkey.

Hyundai expects to sell 40.000 units of i20 hatchback in Europe during the next 12 months, while sales is expected to increase to 70.000 units in 2011.

By relocating a part of i20 production from India, Hyundai will free up capacity for the all-new small car, which is currently still under development. The new model is said to be smaller and cheaper than the current i10 hatchback.

According to Arvind Saxena, the all-new small car from Hyundai is still in the early process of car development, so it will take the company at least a year and a half before it can bring it to the market. [Source: calcuttanews.net]

Hyundai India reports 42 percent increase in January sales

Hyundai Motor Company, the second largest car producer in India and the fourth largest automaker in the world, announced it has produced and sold 52.635 new vehicles in India during the first month of 2010.

Compared to last year's figures, Hyundai's January sales have increased 42 percent to more than 50.000 units. At the same time a year earlier, Hyundai sold 37.171 vehicles in India.

Among all new vehicles, produced by Hyundai in January, 29.601 units were sold to domestic consumers, while 23.034 units were exported to international markets, including Europe, Middle East, Australia and other.

With sales of more than 47.000 units, Hyundai i20, i10 and Santro hatch were the most popular Hyundai models in the range. The second best selling model was Hyundai Accent with sales of more than 5.000 units.

Arvind Saxena, Marketing and Sales director at Hyundai Motor India, said that Hyundai started the year on a right note. He also believes the momentum will continue through the year with the help of the stimulus package offered by the Indian government.