Hyundai Creta has achieved the mind boggling bookings figure of 1 lakh units in a meagre 8 months from its launch in India. With over 1 lakh bookings, 5 lakh enquiries and 56,000 units delivered the Hyundai CRETA has created an unprecedented success story for the brand. It’s notable that the Creta has also swept the Car of the Year Awards this year, winning as many as 26 awards, including the Motoroids Car of the Year and Crossover of Year awards.
Those numbers make the Creta the fastest Hyundai car to achieve over 1 lakh bookings and 5 lakh enquiries in 8 months. In addition to the sales in the local market, more than 16,000 units of the Creta have been exported. The CRETA has received an overwhelming response in global markets such as Latin America (Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru & Panama), Middle East (Oman, UAE, Saudi) and Africa (Egypt, Morocco & Nigeria).
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Commenting on the milestone, Mr. YK Koo, Managing Director & CEO, HMIL said, “We thank our customers for the tremendous response with the record fastest 1 lakh bookings in 8 months. Like in the domestic market, CRETA has generated great response in Global markets with more than 28,000 orders. To reduce the waiting period, we are increasing CRETA production by 30% to total production of 13,000 units of which 10,000 units will be allocated for the domestic market.”
The Creta comes with a 3 years unlimited km warranty and a first- in-class 6 speed Automatic Transmission in Diesel variant. The CRETA is available in three engine options – 1.6 Gamma Dual VTVT, 1.6 U2 CRDi VGT and 1.4 U2 CRDi.
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