BWI: Hyundai Presents ‘New Fluidic Verna’ to Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khan and S Sreesanth

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Hyundai Motor India Limited
Thursday, July 07, 2011 09:52 PM IST (04:22 PM GMT)
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Hyundai Presents 'New Fluidic Verna' to Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khan and S Sreesanth
HMIL felicitates Indian Cricket team with the New Fluidic Verna for winning the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Thursday, July 07, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), the largest exporter and second largest car manufacturer in India, presented the All New Fluidic Verna to Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khan and S Sreesanth, members of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winning team who brought the World Cup back to the country after 28 long years.

To encourage Indian Team to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, HMIL had announced, if the World Cup comes home then the winning Indian team will be felicitated with the All New Hyundai Verna cars.

Commenting on the occasion, Arvind Saxena, Director- Sales and Marketing, HMIL, said, "It gives us immense pleasure to present the members of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winning team with the All New Verna, that bears Hyundai's new fluidic design philosophy and offers best-in-class design, quality and technology. The new Verna is already getting rave response from all our customers and has registered more than 21,000 bookings since its launch in May 2011."

After the key handing over ceremony in Bangalore, HMIL plans to organise similar felicitation ceremonies across India to give all New Verna to other players of Team India in their respective home states. Hyundai recently organized similar key handing over ceremony in Delhi where New Verna keys were handed over to Virender Sehwag and Piyush Chawla.

Hyundai is the official car partner for the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2011- 2015, with exclusive category rights. Hyundai has organised several initiatives during the World Cup like the Hyundai Fan Parks, Hyundai ICC First and Last Ball Tour amongst others to create excitement during the entire duration of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

About HMIL

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC), South Korea and is the largest passenger car exporter and the second largest car manufacturer in India. HMIL presently markets 7 models of passenger cars across segments. The A2 segment includes the Santro, i10 and the i20, the A3 segment includes the Accent and the Verna Transform, the A5 segment includes the Sonata Transform and the SUV segment includes the Santa Fe.

HMIL's fully integrated state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near Chennai boasts of the most advanced production, quality and testing capabilities in the country. To cater to rising demand, HMIL commissioned its second plant in February 2008, which produces an additional 300,000 units per annum, raising HMIL's total production capacity to 600,000 units per annum.

In continuation with its commitment to providing Indian customers with cutting-edge global technology, HMIL has set up a modern multi-million dollar research and development facility in the cyber city of Hyderabad. It aims to become a centre of excellence for automobile engineering and ensure quick turnaround time to changing consumer needs.

As HMC's global export hub for compact cars, HMIL is the first automotive company in India to achieve the export of 10 lakh cars in just over a decade. HMIL currently exports cars to more than 115 countries across EU, Africa, Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific. It has been the number one exporter of passenger car of the country for the sixth year in a row. To support its growth and expansion plans, HMIL currently has a 325 strong dealer network and 671 strong service points across India, which will see further expansion in 2011.

Corporate website: www.hyundai.co.in

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Hyundai Motor India Ltd. presented the new Fluidic Verna to ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winning team members Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khaan and S Sreesanth in Bangalore
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CONTACT DETAILS
V Anand, Hyundai Motor India Ltd., +91 9810758141, anandv@hmil.net
Vishwajeet Ganpate, IPAN Hill & Knowlton, +91 9999659231, vganpate@ipanhillandknowlton.com

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