The Hyundai Creta has been a huge success for the Korean automaker in not only the Indian market but internationally too. The product – otherwise known as the ix25 – will soon be exported to a total of 92 countries. The SUV is only manufactured in India and China, and is only exported from Indian shores. Currently, the domestic demand is so high that Hyundai is only able to manage exports to a few regions. Recently, the Creta was spotted testing in Brazil, which showed that Hyundai is keen on expanding the Creta’s market.
The demand in India for the Creta has been so high that Hyundai has to constantly increase its production numbers to reduce the waiting period. Recently, as the Creta crossed the one lac bookings milestone, Hyundai had to increase the production from 10,000 to about 12,500–13,000 units per month.
The recently launched Vitara Brezza, though it belongs to a different segment, poses a threat to the Korean SUV. However, only time will tell if our speculation is right.
The India-made Creta is currently exported to more than 44 nations, including countries in South East Asia, South America, Africa and the Middle East. Hyundai has also sent some units to the US for testing.
