Hyundai Motor India bags EEPC India’s ‘Top exporter’ award for 2011-12

New Delhi, September 24, 2013: Hyundai Motor India, the country’s largest auto exporter and the second largest car manufacturer, has been adjudged as the Top Exporter of the Year for 2011-12 in the category of ‘Large Enterprises’ (Southern Region) and has been awarded the Gold Trophy by the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) India. The minister of Industries and Information Technology, Kerala, P K Kunhalikutty presented the award to senior HMIL officials in an award ceremony held in Trivandrum today.

HMIL began exporting cars in 1999 and by exporting the 1,000,000th car in February, 2010, became the ‘fastest’ Indian passenger car manufacturer to achieve this milestone in record time. HMIL is the largest passenger car exporter since 2004, leading with a market share of 48 percent. In 2012, HMIL exported 250,005 cars to diverse markets such as Latin America, Middle East, European Union and Africa.

Speaking on the occasion, B S Seo, MD and CEO, HMIL, said, “We are honored and delighted to receive this prestigious award from EEPC India. The award symbolises and showcases Hyundai’s global success story. I take this opportunity to thank all our customers and stakeholders for their trust and support which has facilitated us in reaching this milestone.”

HMIL, which constitutes a critical part of Hyundai Motor Corporation’s global export operations, currently exports to around 125 countries across the EU, Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Australia and the Asia Pacific. Currently, HMIL exports around 40 percent of its total production from its Chennai plant to overseas markets.