Hyundai Motor completes 25 years of exports from India

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has reached a significant milestone, completing 25 years of exports from India on Friday, February 14. The company, which began its export journey in 1999, has firmly established itself as India’s largest exporter of passenger vehicles, having shipped over 3.7 million "Made in India" cars worldwide, said HMIL in an official release.

The company further added that it has expanded its global footprint over the last quarter-century, exporting vehicles to more than 150 countries. Currently, Hyundai exports to over 60 nations, underscoring the widespread recognition of Indian engineering and manufacturing excellence. 

The globally acclaimed Hyundai i10 family surpassed the milestone of 1.5 million, and the extremely popular VERNA family crossed 500,000 exports on a cumulative basis.

In CY 2024, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, and Peru emerged as the largest export markets for HMIL by volume. Hyundai exported a total of 1,58,686 vehicles in CY 2024.

Commenting on this export milestone, Unsoo Kim, Managing Director- HMIL said, “Hyundai Motor India Limited proudly stands as the largest exporter of passenger vehicles from India on a cumulative basis."

"Aiming to become the largest export hub for Hyundai outside South Korea, we aspire to continue our growth trajectory in the coming years. Aligned to our global vision of ‘Progress for Humanity,’ our resolve to serve global customers with a wide range of smart mobility solutions will continue to grow stronger as we commit ourselves to Make in India, MadefortheWorld,” he added.

HMIL also achieved the milestone of surpassing export of 1 million units to Africa and commenced exporting the Hyundai EXTER to South Africa in 2024. Manufactured exclusively in India, the EXTER becomes the eighth Made in India model in the South African market.

Through the years, some of the most exciting Hyundai products including the CRETA, ALCAZAR, VERNA, EXTER, and i10 have also gained popularity in the overseas markets, helping Hyundai Motor India Limited to achieve unparalleled milestones, said the company.