Hyundai to increase Creta monthly production to 7,000 units

Hyundai has sold 40,505vehicles in the month of August 2015. In the process, the company has recorded its highest-ever monthly domestic sales in India. According to Hyundai, the Creta SUV, which was recently launched has had a strong response and has received more than 40,000 bookings till the end of August.

Hyundai had planned for manufacturing about 6,000 units of the Creta every month from July to December. However, after considering the demand for the car, the company is planning to increase production by another 1,000 units from September and attempt to reduce the waiting period for the car.

According to Hyundai, the Creta is sold out till December. Even before the car was launched, the company received 15,000 bookings for it. 6,783 and 7,473 units of Creta have been sold in the months of July and August respectively.

About 12,100 vehicles are sold in the SUV segment every month.

Source: Financial Express