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The journey of Hyundai covers total volume sale of 13.5 million units, 3.9 million vehicles in exports to 150 countries and a cumulative investment of Rs 40,700 crore
Today marks exactly three decades since Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) was established locally. From breaking ground at its Sriperumbudur plant near Chennai in 1996 to becoming one of India’s most recognised automotive brands, the journey covers total volume sale of 13.5 million units, 3.9 million vehicles in exports to 150 countries and a cumulative investment of Rs 40,700 crore in the domestic market.
The numbers tell the scale of what Hyundai has built here. Of the 13.5 million units sold since inception, over 9.6 million were delivered to Indian consumers while 3.9 million were exported – making HMIL the largest cumulative passenger vehicle exporter from India. Key export markets include Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Mexico, Chile and Peru with the Verna, Grand i10 Nios and Aura accounting for the majority of shipment figures.
It must be noted that export milestones have come at a consistent pace – 0.5 million by 2008, 1 million by 2010, 2 million by 2014, 3 million by 2020 and 3.9 million as of 2026. The Chennai plant, commissioned in 1998 as Hyundai’s first integrated facility outside Korea, has since evolved into one of the brand’s most important global production hubs as well.
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The Talegaon facility near Pune was operationalised in 2025 and the two plants together now offer a combined annual capacity of 9.94 lakh units – a figure set to scale to 10.74 lakh units by 2028. The average localisation across HMIL’s India operations stands at 82 per cent – a figure that has consolidated the domestic supply chain considerably over three decades.
The retail and service network has grown to match. HMIL currently operates over 1,500 sales outlets across 1,100+ cities covering 78 per cent of Indian districts. On the after-sales side, 1,675 service touchpoints across 1,025 cities are backed by 162 mobile service vans and over 50,000 trained professionals. The brand’s Net Promoter Score stands at 91.5 per cent and over 3.2 million extended warranty policies have been sold to date.
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All HMIL offices and plants run on 100 per cent renewable energy under the RE100 initiative, 80 per cent of water needs at the Chennai plant are met through rainwater harvesting and the company has implemented over 350 energy efficiency projects in the past five years. Through its CSR arm, HMIL has invested over Rs 803 crore since 2014 – positively impacting an average of 2.2 million lives annually across 28 states and five union territories.
The auto major has outlined a Rs 45,000 crore investment plan for FY2026 to FY2030 – covering manufacturing expansion, electrification and future mobility. In addition, 26 new products and variants are planned by FY2030 — a pipeline that confirms the brand has no intention of easing up as it enters its fourth decade in India.
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