Hyundai Kona Electric Vs Maruti Grand Vitara
After the new Hyundai Santro, the company plans to launch nine new products in India by 2020. The company will launch its first electric SUV in India: Kona Electric in 2019 and confirms that the second EV will also be an SUV now. Will Hyundai Creta be electric?
After the successful launch of the new Hyundai Kona Electric, the South Korean automaker, Hyundai Motor India is ready to accelerate its focus on other upcoming products and also bold strategic plans for electric vehicles. The company has already confirmed the launch of the Hyundai Kona SUV in India in 2019 and says the EV strategy is a top-down strategy. That means it will bring electric cars and luxury SUVs to India before investing in small-scale electric cars in India.
Hyundai Motor India has already confirmed that an electric copy of Hyundai Kuna will be assembled here and will arrive in India through the completely demolished road to India (CKD), which will be less tax-selling as the CBU. For Hyundai, this is a test in the Indian EV market. Ioniq in Kuna and popular brands worldwide driving a group of hybrid and EV on the company line, more inclined towards the Indian SUV, the choice to bring Kuna to India was very clear.
Hyundai Motor India said in an interview with the agency, Y K Ko, MD and Hyundai CEO Kona will not be the size product for us, with this company can review what EV the other product can adapt to the Indian market. There is also the possibility that the company will bring Hyundai Ioniq to India, Koo also said that the company is considering that its second product is the sedan. However, the chances of being a SUV are much higher. Currently, Hyundai sells its Tucson-Crete SUV and India in the next 1.5 years the company will launch a new semi-compact SUV that will challenge Ford Ecosport, Maruti Suzuki, Maruti Grand Vitara, WR-V Honda and Tata NEXON. . While Koo did not say anything else about his own SUV that would get an electric power train, it would be interesting to see an electric copy of Hyundai Crete.
Hyundai Kona Electric plans to launch nine new cars in India over the next three to four years and can also incorporate small SUVs. The conditions for the launch of these new SUVs are not specified. The Indian government's position on electric vehicles is very clear and can not deviate from its policy towards hybrid cars. "The hybrid is not our choice because the government is focusing on the economic value and therefore, we chose Kona," Ku said. Globally, Hyundai has EVs and hybrid experience and can change its strategy if the hybrid engines are focused.
Hyundai announced a $ 1,000 million investment in India over the next three years to develop new products, electric cars and set up a new office building in Gurgaon. Nine new products will be launched by 2020 and will also be ready with their BSVI products early in April 2020.
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