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The plant helped make HMC No. 2 brand in the vast Indian market
within three years of launching, effectively helping HMC conquer competition in the region. In order to cater to the increasing demands for automobiles not only in India but in the broader Southwest Asian region, HMC is planning to install a second plant.
Name
Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMI)
Location
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Area
Land: 660,000 pyong/ Building: 36,000 pyong
Investment Method
The first auto plant in India to be built based solely on the automaker's investments
Production Capacity
250,000 cars in 2004; projected to rise to 600,000 cars/year by 2010
Models Produced
Visto, Verna, Avante XD, Sonata
Main Events
Dec. 1996: Plant construction commenced (completed in 1998).
Jan. 2002: the accumulated number of cars produced reached 250,000.
Apr. 2004: broke the record for the largest monthly automobile sales in India's history.
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