he entire range of i-series cars from Hyundai will be present in the Indian market soon.
The decision to this effect by the Korean car maker comes following the astounding success of the Hyundai i10 small car model in India.
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Hyundai, which has, by now, turned the second largest car manufacturer in the country, is expected to launch the Hyundai i20 before December 2008. This will be followed by the i30 and i40 car launches, most probaly in 2009. According to the company top brass, the entire portfolio of Hyundai’s new i-series cars will drive into India one after the other. Hyundai believes that the premium i30 and i40 cars too would be accepted wholeheartedly by the Indian car buyers.
Hyundai i20 - sedan version might come to India
The Korean giant believes that the new generation cars would be ideal for the fast growing Indian market. It is expected that the company would go in for a strengthening of the i10 models by bringing in a new engine and an automatic transmission in the next few months.
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The Hyundai i20 is a four door sedan. There are rumors that a three-door version of the i20 would be launched, but frankly we don’t expect that to happen. Expected to offer more spacious interiors, The Hyundai i20 would have an automatic transmission option too. The i20 would be manufactured at its Chennai plant.
Apart from the i20 that has been lined up for the year end, the car maker is also expected to launch a diesel version of Hyundai i10 model. The petrol version will be positioned as a B segment vehicle. News sources hinted that the car has been codenamed PB and will aim at customers who look for a Getz upgrade.
Further, Hyundai Motor India is also expected to come out with a spruced up version of the i10 car which would be specially designed for international customers. Hyundai, which has made India a small car export and manufacturing hub, plans to export cars in the of Rs 5-6 lakh price range. All models the lined up will be rolled out of its India assembly line.
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