Car Hyundai Creta India Launch Tomorrow: All The Details

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Hyundai Creta India Launch Tomorrow: All The Details

BANGALORE: keep the date marked as Hyundai’s most awaited compact SUV ‘Creta’ is all set to launch in India tomorrow (21st July, 2015). The car that has shaken up the Indian auto market with its first impressions has already received over 28,500 enquiries and 10,000 pre-bookings and is set to double these figures when it makes its debut in India tomorrow, reports CarTrade.

Although it was first launched in China called ix25, but in India and worldwide, it will bear the name Creta at its back. The car that is being manufactured with almost 90 percent localization is set to rival the cars that price between the 6-15 lakh that include Ford Eco Sport, Renault Duster, Nissan Terrano, Mahindra Scorpio and the upcoming Maruthi Suzuki S Cross.

Engine Specifications

Having scheduled to launch on July 21, 2015, the Creta looks like a cut down version of its elder sibling the Santa fe that will come in a total of four variants – Base, S, SX and SX (O) being the top of line variant. However, the variants that will be offered now include a 1.6-litre dual VTVT petrol, a 1.4-litre U2 CRDi diesel and 1.6-litre CRDi diesel. The 1.6-litre petrol engine churns out a maximum power of 121bhp with 151Nm of torque, whereas, the 1.4-litre and 1.6-litre diesel engines power out 89bhp with 220Nm and 126bhp with 259Nm torque respectively.

Features

In terms of features, the exterior of Creta is quite stylish as it carries a singular hexagonal radiator grille with three horizontal slats, a projector head-lamps, vertical fog lamps, black plastic cladding running all around the body and roof rails in chrome.

On the inside, the SX Variant is said to get a dual-tone dashboard and seats, standard infotainment system without a touch-screen option, climate control, reverse camera with display in the rear-view mirror, reverse parking sensors, standard radio antenna. Whereas the SX (O) variant may feature a 17-inch Diamond-cut alloy wheels, push-button start with keyless entry, bigger touch-screen infotainment system with display for reverse camera, leather-wrapped steering wheel, shark-fin radio antenna and additional chrome strips running over the bumpers and door handles. But again the above mentioned features may be variant specific.

Prices

Although there is not enough information at this movement on Creat’s pricing but there is enough indicators that Hyundai will range it between 8-12 lakhs rupees (ex-showroom) to give a resounding message to its rivals that include the Ford Ecosport, Renault Duster, Nissan Terrano and the upcoming Maruti Suzuki S-Cross in its segment.

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Hyundai to export India-made Creta to cash in on SUV demand

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co <005380.KS> will export its India-made Creta sport-utility vehicle (SUV) to markets elsewhere in Asia and beyond, aiming to tap booming demand for all-terrain cars and boost global sales, a top executive said.

Launching its first SUV in India, Hyundai said it would export the car to markets including Latin America, the Middle East and Africa starting this year, according to Byungkwon Rhim, senior vice president at Hyundai's international sales division.

"Our global sales network and channel partners are strongly demanding for Creta launching in their countries. This will create new additional sales globally," Rhim said.

Hyundai and affiliate Kia Motors Corp <000270.KS>, together the world's fifth largest automaker by sales, expect to sell 8.2 million vehicles in 2015 -- a 2.5 percent increase from a year ago, its lowest growth since 2003.

While rival automakers have made the most of the SUV boom, spurred in part by cheaper fuel, Hyundai has grappled with a lack of production capacity and absence of new models in the segment -- a gap it is looking to fill quickly.

Hyundai has said it is considering boosting production capacity in the United States and is building its fifth plant in China to keep up with demand for SUVs.

Hyundai, India's second-largest carmaker by sales and largest exporter, plans to ship up to 13,000 compact Creta SUVs outside India in 2015. It did not commit to a future target, but executives said it would also need to meet Indian demand.

India's car market, the world's sixth largest, is expected to grow to number three by 2020 as incomes rise.

Compact SUV sales in India are likely to more than quadruple to 970,000 vehicles in the decade to 2020, according to consultant IHS Automotive, which expects 550,000 such vehicles to be sold in the country in 2015.

Hyundai, which can produce a maximum of 680,000 vehicles across its two plants in India, plans to increase domestic sales by 17 percent to 480,000 vehicles in 2015 from a year ago, said BS Seo, managing director of Hyundai's local unit.

That is an increase on a previous 2015 target of 465,000 vehicles, lifted by the Creta, though a lack of capacity and no immediate expansion plans could limit exports.

The company said it was waiting for more clarity on the land acquisition bill, the roll out of a single, nationwide tax and new labour reforms before making a decision on a new plant.

The compact SUV will be priced from 860,000 rupees ($13,535) for the petrol variant in New Delhi -- similar to rivals Renault and utility vehicle market leader Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd .

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