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Hyundai Motor India launched the next generation Verna in the country in August, and since its launch in India, the Verna has been successfully outperforming its rivals. For the month of October 2017, the new Hyundai Verna has beaten the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and the Honda City by selling well over 5,000 units to become the bestselling mid-size sedan in India for the second month running. Furthermore, the new Hyundai Verna has received more than 20,000 bookings since launch while the car has generated over 150,000 inquiries in India. Also Read: New Hyundai Verna 2017 Garners 7000 Bookings and 70,000 Enquiries since its India Launch
Interestingly though, over 20 percent of the total sales of the new Hyundai Verna have come from first time car buyers. Furthermore, over 25 percent of customers of the next-gen Verna have preferred to buy the automatic variant over the manual transmission option in both petrol and diesel engines. Hyundai India has revealed that the success of new Verna has resulted in an increase in average sales to 20,000 units in the mid-size sedan segment, which initially accounted for around 14,000 units. Read More: New Hyundai Verna Bags Record Order of 10,501 units from Middle East
Speaking about the success of the next-gen Hyundai Verna, Mr. Y K Koo, MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India Limited, said, The Next Gen Verna has outperformed in India once again with more than 20,000 bookings and 150,000 enquiries in a short span of 2 months of its launch in India. We are extremely thankful to our Indian customers for their trust in brand Hyundai. The Next Gen VERNA is beyond the ordinary, a global product that personifies Hyundais Modern Premium Brand and a landmark in Hyundai growth story winning many prestigious accolades worldwide. Also Read: Hyundai Verna 2017 First Drive Review A Well Packaged Rival to Maruti Suzuki Ciaz & Honda City
The new Hyundai Verna is Intelligent by Design and comes equipped with a host of advanced features like front ventilated seats, smart sunroof, smart trunk, Eco coating technology and advanced telematics system among others. The new Verna is available with 1.6-litre diesel and petrol engine options while transmission duties are handled by 6-speed manual as well as automatic transmissions.
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