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Hyundai ships out first batch of 'Getz' to Europe
Chennai,
Mar
26:
Leading
car
manufacturer
Hyundai
Motor
India
Limited
(HMIL)
today
exported
its
first
batch
of
'Getz'
model
to
European
markets.
"The
new
Getz,
the
third
Hyundai
car
after
Santro
(Atoz
Prime)
and
Accent
to
be
despatched
from
the
country
and
will
be
exported
maily
to
the
European
countries",
HIML
managing
director
H
S
Lheem
told
newspersons
here.
"We
are
shipping
out
the
first
consignment
for
export
the
new
Getz
to
Europe
today
",
he
said
adding
by
the
end
of
2008
we
are
planning
to
export
about
one
lakh
units".
Mr
Lheem
also
mentioned
that
the
new
Getz
was
the
latest
entrant
to
their
export
list
and
with
the
first
shipment
it
was
estimated
that
around
40,000
units
will
be
shipped
out
in
the
current
fiscal.
"This
model
will
meet
all
the
European
saftety
and
emission
standards.
And
also,
HMI
is
also
targetting
to
sell
80,000
units
of
Santro
and
15,000
units
of
Accent
by
the
end
of
2007",
he
said.
"HMIL
started
its
exports
in
1999
with
the
first
shipment
of
20
Santros
to
neighbouring
Nepal",
he
pointed
out
adding
"since
then
it
has
become
the
second
largest
automaker
in
the
country
and
the
largest
exporter
of
passenger
cars
from
India
and
today
it
exports
to
around
67
countries
as
diverse
as
Europe,
Latin
America,
Africa
and
Middle
East.
"Last
year
HMI
exported
around
1,13,000
units
and
by
end
of
2008
it
plans
an
estimated
3,00,000
units",
he
underlined.
UNI
