Creta dominates Hyundai India order book in April 2024

The Hyundai Creta is seeing its sales reach new heights with each update. The Creta facelift, which went on sale this January, has registered a 12.5 percent year-on-year growth, averaging over 15,000 units every month. In April itself, Hyundai India sold 15,447 units of the Creta.

Hyundai's orderbook currently stands at 70,000 units

Hyundai says the Creta commands over 50 percent of its total order book of around 70,000 units. Hyundai says that it has added over one lakh fresh orders for the midsize SUV since the facelift's launch. 

«A 12.5 percent YoY growth in the domestic market is on top of a similar growth registered last year. Therefore, the kind of demand the Creta has been able to generate in the domestic market is astounding, and Creta is the flagbearer of the growing SUV demand in the country,» said Tarun Garg, COO, Hyundai Motor India, in a virtual media interaction.

67 percent of Hyundai’s sold in India are SUVs

Hyundai also announced that 67 percent or roughly 35,140 units sold in April 2024 were SUVs. Of this, the Creta accounted for 15,447 units, the Venue sold 9,122 units, while the Exter contributed 7,756 units. 

Moreover, Hyundai India is also witnessing an equilibrium in SUV penetration in both sub-urban and urban markets, with both registering a 67 percent contribution from Hyundai’s key SUVs – Creta, Venue, Exter, and Alcazar. «The growing aspirations, disposable incomes and minimising preference differences between customers of the two markets are the key drivers towards this phenomenon. While aspirations continue to improve in sub-urban India, there are significant advancements in road infrastructure that are further driving sub-urban growth,» Garg explained.

Hyundai has 43,000 cars, SUVs ready for delivery

While Hyundai Motor India is presently sitting on an inventory of 43,000 units – or about 22 days worth – the industry inventory is estimated to be at 3,60,000 units by end-April 2024. «We are sticking to 22 days of inventory, which is the optimal level, while the industry is sitting at an inventory of six weeks. We will continue to maintain this level of inventory going forward,» he added. Despite a healthy order book, HMIL is