Hyundai Motor India Ltd, India’s largest passenger car exporter and second largest manufacturer, today shipped its first consignment of DKD (Disassembled Knocked Down) cars to Sudan. With an order for more than 2,000 units, the first shipment comprised of 96 DKD units of Hyundai’s popular compact - the i10, recipient of the most number of ‘Car of the Year ‘awards in 2008.

Hyundai Motor India Limited Sriperumbudur plant which has been nominated by Hyundai Motor Company as its global manufacturing hub for small cars meant for exports, was earlier shipping the Santro to the Sudanese market.

Announcing this Hyundai Motor India Managing Director, H S Lheem, said, “We are today embarking on a new journey with the shipment of the first consignment of DKD cars which is also a first for us as well as the automotive industry here in India. Sudan has already been importing HMIL cars and the i10 in DKD is an addition to this. DKD units offer certain advantages to importers and this automatically makes imports a lot more attractive.”

Hyundai i10 has achieved a remarkable figure of over 100,000 units of export orders in a record time of less than 7 months from diverse countries spanning different continents making it one of the most popular cars to be launched recently.  

Recently with the launch of the 1.2 litre Kappa engine i10 the performance benchmark for cars in this segment has further moved up and clearly the i10 is leading the pack. The i10 will also be sold with a 4-speed automatic variant. The performance, handling, comfort and safety features of the i10 have not only won it several top honours but have added to its popularity across markets. In addition, the i10 sports a perfect blend of a compelling price tag and above-average fuel efficiency, style and comfort. Some of its features  like the centre-console mounted gear lever, sunroof and dual airbags with ABS   have added to its desirability.  

Right after its launch i10 captured the entire gamut of the most prestigious of Indian automobile awards as well as the coveted title of the ‘Indian Car of the Year’ Award with its distinction and performance. 

Sourced From: IPAN