Hyundai Xcent is one of the most popular cars in India. The smallest sedan Xcent is due for a full-model change and it was spotted tested in Europe, a year before its global debut in India. The news is that Hyundai will most likely drop the Xcent name in a bid to shake of the taxi image that has stuck to the current car.
However, it’s this perception of a taxi that is hurting sales in the personal car buyer segment, which is why Hyundai wants to launch the new Xcent with a different name altogether.
Earlier, South Korean auto major Kia Motors Corporation is considering a low-cost electric vehicle (EV) for India in collaboration with group firm Hyundai Motors and wants personal usage for EVs to be included for government support under the FAME II scheme in India, according to a top company official.
The company, which is a part of the Hyundai Motor Group, plans to launch four new models, including its upcoming SUV Seltos, in the next two years in India but said the low-cost EV would be a separate project.
“We are still working on how to make low cost EV. I am considering to develop EV for Indian market together with Hyundai,” Kia Motors Corporation President and CEO Han-Woo Park told source.
When asked if the low-cost EV would be one of the four models lined up for introduction in India in the next two years, he said, “This is separate. This is not one of them.”
At the 2018 Auto Expo, Kia had announced that it planned to introduce a diverse range of vehicles in India, including an India exclusive compact electric vehicle between 2019 and 2021.
He said Kia Motors already has some products for hybrid, plug-in-hybrid, electric vehicle and fuel cell vehicles which are being sold globally.
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