Hyundai Creta is creating problems for Hyundai, but happily this problem is about the huge demand and the need to plug the demand-supply gap that has been excessive since day one.
Hyundai Creta monthly production to hit 9000 units
The company has planned to increase the production of Creta to 9,000-10,000 units to reduce the waiting periods. The manufacturing plants in Chennai will start producing the additional units December onwards. In an interview with The Hindu Businessline, Bo Shin Seo, MD and CEO, Hyundai Motor India Ltd., revealed that the company will be increasing the monthly production volume of the Hyundai Creta and Elite i20 from the current 7,000 units each to 9,000 – 10,000 units each from December. He also said that the production will see increments of around 2,000 units every month from then on.
Hyundai had initially planned to produce 5,000 units of the model monthly, but thanks to the strong demand increased the production to 7500 units and defer the export plans to satiate the local demand. However, a fifty percent increase in production has not solved the matter as the company is selling more than 7,000 units monthly. The waiting period has risen anywhere between 3 and 6 months depending on the variants you choose.
Hyundai has had a spectacular run with the Creta as it has managed to sell more than 7000 units for the last couple of months and the bookings have crossed the 55,000 mark in just about 75 days, making it by far the largest selling SUV in India. Creta prices were just a notch above the Suzuki S-Cross and yet annihilated the competition.
The Hyundai Creta is will be available in three engine options – a 1.6-litre gamma dual VTVT petrol, a 1.4-litre U2 CRDi diesel and 1.6-litre CRDi diesel. The 1.6-litre, 4-cylinder Gamma Dual VTVT petrol engine will give a total power output of 123bhp and 154Nm of maximum torque. The 1.4litre U2 CRDi diesel engine gives a total power output of 90bhp and maximum torque of 224Nm while the 1.6litre U2 CRDi diesel engine gives a maximum power output of 128bhp and a total torque of 265Nm. Hyundai is offering two transmissions: six-speed manual and a six-speed automatic. The 1.6-litre dual VTVT petrol has a fuel efficiency of 15.29kmpl, 1.4-litre U2 CRDi diesel has a fuel economy of 19.67kmpl while the 1.6-litre CRDi diesel has a fuel economy of 21.38kmpl and has a fuel tank of 55-litre.
Source: BusinessLine