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Milestones of Hyundai Motor India since 1996 until now.
Milestones of Hyundai Motor India 2001-2005
2005
| Year | Date | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
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2005 |
November 29, 2005 |
HMI exports its first shipment to UK |
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2005 |
November 1, 2005 |
All time high cumulative sales in October. |
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2005 |
October 18, 2005 |
HMI exported its 200,000th car to the overseas market |
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2005 |
September 26, 2005 |
Sania Mirza was signed as Brand Ambassador of Hyundai Getz |
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2005 |
August 18, 2005 |
Hyundai Motor India introduced the export variant of its premium hatchback, Getz, in the Indian market,Getz-GLE. |
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2005 |
August 17, 2005 |
Launch of Sonata Embera |
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2005 |
June 8, 2005 |
Hyundai Motor India launched three new variants of the Santro Xing with eRLX technology(XK-non AC,XK, XL) |
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2005 |
April 6, 2005 |
HMIL launches the GDMS – Global Dealer Management System , a software that will help its dealers stay connected with the company in real time. |
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2005 |
April 6, 2005 |
Launch of SUV – Hyundai Tucson |
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2005 |
February 1, 2005 |
HMIL was declared the “Star Company” amongst the unlisted companies by Business Standard |
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2005 |
January 1, 2005 |
Accent CRDi – was awarded the 'No 1 Midsize Diesel Car' by TNS Automotive, India |
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2005 |
January 1, 2005 |
Accent Petrol – was awarded the 'No 1 Entry Midsize Car' by TNS Automotive, India |
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2005 |
January 17, 2005 |
Getz awarded ‘Car of the Year 2005” by CNBC – TV 18, Auto Car Auto Awards. |
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2005 |
January 1, 2005 |
Santro once again becomes the largest selling brand in its segment. |
2004
| Year | Date | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
|
2004 |
December 25, 2004 |
Getz awarded “Car of the Year” 2005 by Standard Motoring Magazine |
|
2004 |
December 1, 2004 |
Santro becomes India’s largest selling single brand across segments with 12,061 units. |
|
2004 |
November 17, 2004 |
HMIL introduced India’s Best Warranty for the 1st time in the history of Indian Automotive Industry – 4 years/80,000 km warranty for Sonata & Elantra. |
|
2004 |
October 31, 2004 |
HMIL crossed the figure of 1, 00,000 vehicles in export and emerged as the largest exporter in the automobile industry. |
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2004 |
September 10, 2004 |
Launch of Hyundai Getz |
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2004 |
April 15, 2004 |
Launch of Hyundai Elantra |
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2004 |
March 1, 2004 |
Santro crossed the figure of 1,00,000 sales in terms of annual sales. The first Indian car to do so in its segment. |
|
2004 |
January 15, 2004 |
Launch of Accent Viva CRDi |
2003
| Year | Date | Milestones |
|---|---|---|
|
2003 |
December 11, 2003 |
Hyundai rolls out 500,000th vehicle in India |
|
2003 |
August 12, 2003 |
Export shipment of 1,500 Santro Xing cars leave for Europe, HMI becomes small cars export hub for HMC |
|
2003 |
August 4, 2003 |
Hyundai Motor India launches its premium SUV, Terracan |
|
2003 |
June 1, 2003 |
Hyundai Motor India wins the Business Standard Motoring Jury Award for the Accent CRDi. |
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2003 |
May 22, 2003 |
Hyundai Motor India launches Santro Xing, the global small car |
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2003 |
May 8, 2003 |
Hyundai Motor India rolls out 400,000th car |
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2003 |
March 18, 2003 |
Hyundai Motor India awarded ISO 14001 for sustainable Environment Management |
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2003 |
March 13, 2003 |
Hyundai Motor India commences exports to Latin America |
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2003 |
February 5, 2003 |
Hyundai Motor India declared ‘Car Maker of the Year’ at the ICICI Overdrive Awards |
|
2003 |
January 14, 2003 |
Hyundai Motor India awarded ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ at the CNBC Autocar India Awards for the second year in a row |
2002
| Year | Date | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
|
2002 |
December 1, 2002 |
Hyundai Motor India rolls out 350,000th car in a short period of 50 months |
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2002 |
November 1, 2002 |
Santro bags top honours in J D Power Asia Pacific 2002, tops both IQS & APEAL for 3rd time in a row & Accent ranked No. 1 in APEAL for 2nd time in a row |
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2002 |
October 23, 2002 |
Hyundai Motor India launches Sonata 2.7 V6 |
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2002 |
October 10, 2002 |
Hyundai Motor India launches Accent CRDi |
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2002 |
September 6, 2002 |
Hyundai Motor India launches Santro Automatic Transmission |
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2002 |
August 16, 2002 |
Hyundai Motor India launches Accent VIVA |
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2002 |
June 26, 2002 |
Hyundai Motor India rolls out 3,00,000th car |
|
2002 |
March 18, 2002 |
Global launch of 1.1 Litre E-Epsilon engine on the new Santro Zip Plus |
2001
| Year | Date | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
|
2001 |
November 26, 2001 |
Both Santro & Accent ranked No. 1 in JD Power Asia Pacific 2001 “APEAL” study |
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2001 |
November 22, 2001 |
Santro ranked No 1 in JD Power Asia Pacific 2001 “Initial Quality” study |
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2001 |
July 18, 2001 |
Hyundai Motor India launches luxury sedan Sonata |
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2001 |
July 11, 2001 |
Hyundai Motor India introduces new look Santro |
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2001 |
June 12, 2001 |
Hyundai Motor India rolls out its 200,000th car in 32 months |
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