Hyundai Motor India Launches 4th Nationwide Free Car Care Clinic

Mumbai, March 31, 2008: Hyundai Motor India (HMI), the country's second largest automobile manufacturer and leading passenger car exporter launched its fourth nationwide Free Car Care Clinic in an effort to extend the advantage of its excellent services and free check-up to a larger number of its customers. The Free Car Care Clinic after its launch in 2006 was held twice in 2007. Following the tremendous success of the campaign last year, the Free Car Care Clinic 2008 will carry this idea forward. This year too it will be a two-week long campaign starting from April 2nd and ending on April 14th 2008, at over 350 Hyundai dealer workshops across the country.  HMI plans to attend more than 1.5 lakh customers during this camp.

The Free Car Care Clinic will offer a comprehensive 80 point check-up and a thorough examination of the entire car like the engine, transmission, electricals, under-body, AC, etc. Free Check-up is available for all Hyundai customers at any of its 350 dealer workshops across the country, along with attractive discounts on all spare parts and also a free car wash. Apart from this, 20% discounts will also be given on labour and a 20% discount on extended warranty. Special discounts are offered on service merchandising like engine flush, anti-rust coating, engine de-carbonisation and car polish.

To honour and reward the customers attending the camp, attractive gifts & prizes are being offered during the camp period. These include attractive prizes like laptops; free extended warranties etc. Additional attractions like Twenty-Twenty offer - a special discount on parts and labour, will be provided to customers with car mileage of more than 100,000 kms.

During the campaign, Hyundai customers will also have the option to test drive any car from the Hyundai stable. The campaign also gives opportunity for customers to avail exciting offers on car exchange through ‘Hyundai Advantage’ the used car business of Hyundai Motor India .

Speaking on the launch of the campaign, B. Mani, Sr GM, HMI Customer Care Service, said: "Free Car Care Clinic has become a stand out service activity for us at Hyundai. Through this initiative we reach out to our valued customers and provide free service which further strengthens the bond between us and our customers. We feel that our customers are the true brand ambassadors for our brand and building a rapport with them by providing a value added service is the best way.”

About HMIL

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea and is the second largest and the fastest growing car manufacturer in India. HMIL presently markets 34 variants of passenger cars across segments. The Santro in the B segment, Getz Prime, i10 in the B+ segment, the Accent and Verna in the C segment, the Elantra in the D segment, the Sonata Embera in the E segment and the Tucson in the SUV segment.

Hyundai Motor India, continuing its tradition of being the fastest growing passenger car manufacturer, registering total sales of 327,160 vehicles in the calendar year (CY) 2007, an increase of 9.2 percent over CY 2006. In the domestic market it clocked a growth of 7.6 percent as compared to 2006 with 200,412 units, while overseas sales grew by 11.8 percent, with exports of 126,748 units.

HMIL’s fully integrated state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near Chennai boast the most advanced production, quality and testing capabilities in the country. In continuation of its commitment to provide the Indian customer with global technology, HMIL is setting up its second plant, which will produce an additional 300,000 units per annum, raising HMIL’s total production capacity to 600,000 units per annum.
 
HMIL is investing to expand capacity in line with its positioning as HMC’s global export hub for compact cars. Apart from expansion of production capacity, HMIL plans to expand its dealer network, which will be increased from 230 to 300 this year.

The year 2007 has been a significant year for Hyundai Motor India. It achieved a significant milestone by rolling out the fastest 400,000th export car. Hyundai exports to over 73 countries globally; even as it plans to continue its thrust in existing export markets, it is gearing up to step up its foray into new markets. The year just ended also saw Hyundai Motor India attaining other milestones with the launch of the i10 and yet another path-breaking record in its young journey by rolling out the fastest 15,00,000th car.

The Hyundai Verna has bagged some of the most prestigious awards starting with the title of "Car of the Year 2007" by India's leading automotive publication – Overdrive, the “Best Mid-size Car of the Year” award by the NDTV Profit C&B Awards 2007, the “Best Value for Money Car” by the CNBC Autocar Auto awards and ‘Performance Car of the Year 2007’ from Business Standard Motoring.

Last Year Sonata Embera won the ‘Executive Car of The Year 2006’ award from Business Standard Motoring Magazine and NDTV Profit – Car & Bike declared the Tucson as the ‘SUV of The Year 2006’. HMIL has also been awarded the benchmark ISO 14001 certification for its sustainable environment management practices.

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