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Hyundai bets on upgraded Venue to accelerate sales
Mint Chennai
|November 05, 2025
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) launched a new version of its compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) Venue with upgraded technology and premium design, pricing it aggressively in a bid to defend its market share that has come under pressure.
The first upgrade in three years of Venue, which is the Korean company’s second bestseller in India after Creta, officially begins Hyundai's launch blitzkrieg of 26 models over the next five years.
The company launched the new version of the car, which will be manufactured at its Talegaon facility, in the national capital on Tuesday. Priced between ₹7.9 lakh and ₹9.1 lakh (ex-showroom), the compact SUV will take on the likes of Tata Nexon, Maruti Brezza and Mahindra XUV 3XO. All of the competitors’ cars are currently priced between ₹7 and ₹14 lakh.
“It’s a next-generation car. It has got excellent reviews, every way you look at it, whether it’s the exterior or inte-
Whole-time director & COO of HMIL Tarun Garg speaks at the launch of 2025 Hyundai Venue SUV and Hyundai Venue N Line. PTI
rior,” Tarun Garg, whole-time director and chief operating officer at Hyundai Motor India, told Mint.
This story is from the November 05, 2025 edition of Mint Chennai.
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