View: Oops, wrong Hyundai. India’s industrial policy misfires — again

View: Oops, wrong Hyundai. India’s industrial policy misfires — again

In March, India announced a list of battery makers that would receive a coveted state subsidy. Locally manufactured cells for electric vehicles would trigger almost $6 billion in investments, build a supply chain at home, cut $30 billion in energy imports and be a “major boost” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India project, … Read more

Hyundai to present Ioniq 5 at Auto Expo 2023

Hyundai to present Ioniq 5 at Auto Expo 2023

Hyundai plans to launch its Ioniq 5 EV in India at the Auto Expo in January 2023. The carmaker announced that bookings for its new flagship in the country will officially open on December 20 this year. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a sister model to the Kia EV6 that is already on sale in … Read more

ChargePoint to buy VW-backed charging software firm for $295 million

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ChargePoint, one of the world’s largest electric vehicle charging networks, on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire operating software firm has.to.be for 250 million euros ($295 million) to expand its foothold in the European market. Founded in 2013, has.to.be, in which Volkswagen is a minority shareholder, employs 125 people in Austria and Germany. Its … Read more

Hyundai to slash combustion engine line-up, invest in EVs: Sources

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Hyundai Motor Group will slash the number of combustion engine models in its line-up to free up resources to invest in electric vehicles (EVs), two people close to the South Korean automaker told Reuters. The move will result in a 50% reduction in models powered by fossil fuels, one of the people said, adding the … Read more

Nvidia Signs In-Car Entertainment System Deal With Hyundai

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Chip maker NVIDIA on Monday announced that Hyundai Motor will use the NVIDIA DRIVE in-vehicle information and entertainment system for all its Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis models from 2022. NVIDIA said the luxury vehicle division of Hyundai, Genesis, already uses NVIDIA DRIVE for its GV80 and G80 models. NVIDIA declined to say how many vehicles NVIDIA DRIVE … Read more

2020 Hyundai Creta prices revised, new petrol base variant added

New Hyundai Creta

Hyundai Motor India has revised the 2020 Hyundai Creta prices across all the variants and added a fresh entry-level petrol trim to the SUV’s line-up. Following the revision, the new Hyundai Creta prices now start at Rs 9.82 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi) and touch Rs 17.32 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi) for the top-spec variant. Earlier, … Read more