Hyundai Motor Company was founded in 1967 as a part of the Hyundai Group. Started by assembling the Ford Cortina under licence, it launched its first in-house designed car, the Hyundai Pony, in 1975.
Celebrating this incredible milestone at its first ever manufacturing facility, the Ulsan plant in South Korea, Hyundai has directly delivered its 100,000,000st vehicle to its customer. The said vehicle is a Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric SUV.
Hyundai entered the Indian market back in 1996 with the tallboy, the Hyundai Santro. Subsequently launching iconic cars such as the Accent, i20, and Creta, Hyundai has grabbed a seat at the table of India’s top automotive manufacturers.
Hyundai is actively undertaking R&D for electric vehicles and battery technology, pioneering with its Electric Global Modular Platform. Also working towards developing more hybrid vehicles and exploring hydrogen fuel cell technology, Hyundai and Kia together expect to sell 5.58 million alternative fuel vehicles annually by 2030.
A fairly new subsidiary of the Hyundai Motor Company, the Hyundai N performance division develops spirited versions of Hyundai cars such as the i20 N, Elantra N, and the all-electric Ioniq 5 N. India gets a couple of Hyundai N Line cars such as the i20 N Line and Creta N Line that aren’t as performance-oriented as the N range of cars but are more sportier than the regular ones.
HMIL has a wide variety of cars in its current portfolio in India, including sedans, hatchbacks, and SUVs. Hyundai cars presently on sale in India include Grand i10 Nios, i20, i20 N Line, Exter, Aura, Venue, Venue N Line, Verna, Creta, Creta N Line, Alcazar, Tucson, and Ioniq 5 electric SUV.