Government on Friday exhorted the country's second largest car maker, Hyundai Motor India, to set up its third manufacturing plant here without hesitation as steps are being taken by the Centre to improve business environment and push manufacturing.

Hyundai plans to launch 2-3 new models every year till 2020 and eyes 1% growth in its market share each year during the period.

\"The sedan will be available in both diesel and petrol options. The petrol variant is priced in a range of Rs 14.13 lakh and Rs 16.45 lakh\", the company said.

The i20 Active will compete with the likes of Toyota Etios Cross, Volkswagen Cross Polo and Fiat Avventura, which are priced in range of Rs 6.23 lakh and Rs 8.5 lakh, respectively.

Of all the MNCs that entered the Indian car market in the last 20 years, only Hyundai has cracked it. But it is still a long way away from catching up with Maruti.

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The petrol variants of the sedan are priced between Rs 6.99 lakh and Rs 9.34 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

The mid-sized sedan will be available in petrol and diesel fuel options powered by 1.4 litre and 1.3 litre engines respectively.

\"The design of The Elite i20 is an evolution of Hyundai's fluidic design concept without altering its core philosophy,\"explains Casey Gee Hoon Hyun, creative design manager of the car.

The inaugural day of Auto Expo saw Maruti Suzuki India unveiling two concept models -- sedan Ciaz and crossover SX4 S-Cross.

The petrol variant of the new Honda City comes with the existing 1.5 litre iVTEC engine, while the diesel variant would have the recently launched 1.5 iDTEC diesel motor.

Carmakers are showering discount on customers this monsoon as demand has slumped further due to the slowdown, soaring petrol prices and high interest rates on bank loans.

Hyundai Motor India launches a special edition of its compact car i10, named 'i Tech', priced at Rs 4.24 lakh and Rs 4.57 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Hyundai Elantra, the latest offering from Hyundai Motor India, has joined the sedan bandwagon with an India price starting Rs 12.51 lakh and going up to Rs 15.85 lakh.

India's auto market has changed rapidly in the last two years, with the share of petrol cars in total sales falling to 50 to 60 per cent from 85 per cent.

India contributed less than one per cent of Toyota's revenues last year, but it is crucial to the carmaker's plans for the Asia-Pacific region.

After the sluggish growth in the hatchback segment, automakers are betting high on sedans backed by good demand in both domestic and foreign markets. Tthe availability of strong diesel models has also accounted for growth in this segment.

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