Hyundai Creta has become the first mid-size SUV in India to cross historic 1 million sales milestone. First launched back in 2015, the Hyundai Creta changed the landscape of the Indian automotive industry, converting the market from hatchback and sedan oriented to SUV ruled market. For the past 8 years, Hyundai Creta has continuously evolved and remained the bestselling mid-size SUV in India, with 1 unit sold every 5 minutes.
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Hyundai Creta was an instant hit amongst customers and critics alike and is in its second generation now. The all-new 2nd gen Hyundai Creta was launched in 2020 and recently received a major makeover in the form of the 2024 Creta, which has already garnerd 60,000+ bookings.
While the Creta has been a best seller for Hyundai Motor India, recording cumulative sales of over 10 lakh units in the domestic market, over 2.80 lakh units has been sold in the export market as well, strengthening Hyundai Motor India’s commitment towards ‘Make in India’.
While Hyundai Creta promised an aspirational product to car buyers, Hyundai’s robust network of 1366 sales points and 1549 service points across India helped push Creta sales even further.
Hyundai has a strong model line-up consisting of 13 car models across segments, including Grand i10 NIOS, i20, i20 N Line, Aura, Exter, Venue, Venue N-Line, Verna, Creta, Alcazar, Tucson, Kona Electric, all made at Chennai plant, while the all-electric SUV Ioniq 5 being imported as CBU.
Commenting on the milestone, Tarun Garg, COO, Hyundai Motor India Ltd., said, “Hyundai CRETA has been a brand that has captured the hearts of Indian customers and made India ‘Live the SUV life’. With over 1 million CRETA on Indian roads, the ‘CRETA’ brand has reaffirmed its legacy of being the Undisputed SUV. The recently launched new Hyundai CRETA too has received an overwhelming customer response and crossed 60 000 bookings since announcement. We are extremely grateful for the love and trust our customers have shown for CRETA. As frontrunners in the introduction of revolutionary technologies, we shall continue to establish new milestones and redefine benchmarks across segments in the industry.”