Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Hyundai looks to the future
Hyundai is planning to introduce a series of new models in 2020. The South Korean manufacturer, which has recently launched the new i10, has revealed plans for a variety of new models in both its traditional ‘i’ series of cars as well as in the SUV segment. An all-new version of the firm’s i20 hatch is expected to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March, replacing a car which was first introduced back in 2014 - though a facelifted version came to market in 2018. Later on in the year will see the arrival of two updated SUV models - likely to be the Sante Fe and Kona - with an all-new model arriving later.
Given Hyundai’s push towards electrification - the firm expects to electrify 75% of its line-up by the end of the year including mild hybrids - it’s likely that this new SUV will be electrified in some way. Ashley Andrew, Hyundai’s UK managing director, said: “Electrification is incredibly important. We’re in a great position because we have a lot of electric and alternatively fuelled vehicles in the market right now, and we’ve got a significant increase in the number of electric vehicles we’ve got coming through for 2020.
“At the moment, 75% of our cars come with an electrified option, and as we move to 2025 everything will have an electrified option.
“With i10 we give a proposition which is attractive to our existing customers, and at the same time we can attract new customers with more of the electric SUV.”