Hyundai Creta has become a cash cow for the Korean carmaker with its tremendous success and as it has generated over 1 lakh bookings since its debut.
Commenting on the milestone, 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.”
Adding to it he said, “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.”
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The Hyundai Creta has been a runaway success as customers simply fell in love with this made in India product. Hyundai initially planned to produce 5,000 units at its plants but later on as the demand surged, the number was taken up to 7,500 and then towith soaring demand and continued waiting periods. The global exports were delayed since the domestic demand could not be satiated.
Hyundai Cretahas received similar response in markets like Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco & Nigeria with over 28,000 confirmed bookings.
The Creta is available in three engine options- 1.6 Gamma Dual VTVT, 1.6 U2 CRDi VGT, 1.4 U2 CRDi and there is also an Automatic variant on offer. The 1.6-litre petrol produces 121PS of max power and 151Nm of torque while the smaller 1.4-litre mill produces only 90 PS of power . Diesel Creta produces a class leading 128PS of power and 260Nm of max. On the safety front, the Hyundai Cantus comes loaded with features like ABS with EBD, a total of 6 airbags, ESC and Hill Start Assist on top variants.
The Hyundai Creta starts from INR 8.87 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi) and goes up to INR 13.98 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi).
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