The company's Indian arm, Hyundai Motor India Ltd, has invested Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) in the development of the five-seater model. It will compete with the likes of Mahindra & Mahindra, Renault, Nissan, Ford and Tata Motors in the volume segment of SUVs.
“We are delighted to receive an overwhelming response with over 28,500 enquiries and 10,000 customers showing their interest to live the Creta life," HMIL Senior vice president -- sales and marketing, Rakesh Srivastava, said in a statement.
The SUV will herald a new chapter in Hyundai Motor India’s success story and will set a new benchmark in the SUV segment of India with it's unmatched capabilities, he added.
With Creta, Hyundai is entering the full-fledged volume segment of SUVs.
As of now, Hyundai is present in the SUV segment in the premium category with Santa Fe and with sports-styled i20 Active.
The Creta has been designed and developed in Korea, while HMIL engineers in Hyderabad and Chennai helped to customise it for the Indian conditions.
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