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</p><p>&nbsp;<u></u> <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Brand/Hyundai">Hyundai’s</a></u> i20 has achieved one million units global sales since its inception in 2008. The tally of 1 million units includes first generation i20, <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Hyundai/Elite_i20">Elite i20</a></u> and <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Hyundai/i20_Active">i20 Active</a></u>. When it was launched in India back in 2008, it received a strong response for a large, premium hatch. A facelift in 2012 gave i20 a couple of more years and in 2014, Elite i20 was launched. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; Elite i20 received more than 50,000 bookings in first four months itself, and sales figures crossed 1 lakh units in an year of launch. To maintain its enviable grip on premium hatchback segment, it received company from i20 Active, a crossover based on Elite i20 through which Hyundai could snatch order of few hundred more units. The first real competition Elite i20 is facing is from <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Brand/Maruti_Suzuki">Maruti Suzuki’s</a></u>&nbsp;<u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Maruti_Suzuki/Baleno">Baleno</a></u>. Sold from a limited number of Nexa outlets, Baleno sales figures are at par with Elite i20.</p><p>&nbsp; There’s no denying that i20 helped seal Hyundai’s image as that of a notch above entry level cars. The brand image helps Hyundai price its products at slight premium over immediate contemporaries. It must be noted that first generation i20 in India had 6 airbags and sunroof as optional features on the top end variant, and also was available with 1.4 liter petrol motor coupled with an automatic transmission. This was along with the 1.2 liter petrol and 1.4 liter diesel units, both coupled with manual transmission. Currently, both Elite i20 and i20 active share powertrains that include 1.2 liter petrol with 5-speed manual transmission and 1.4 liter diesel with 6-speed manual transmission. </p>&nbsp; Products from giants like <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Brand/Honda">Honda</a></u> with <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Honda/Jazz">Jazz</a></u> and <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Brand/Volkswagen">VW</a></u> with <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Volkswagen/Polo">Polo</a></u> couldn’t punch a dent in Elite i20’s sales figures. i20 has been exported to several countries from India since its launch and more than 4 lakh units have been exported from India from 2008. Such strong is domestic demand of Elite i20 that exports had to be curbed in order to quench domestic orders!<p></p><p>Source: <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ibtimes.co.in/hyundai-i20-models-surpass-1-million-unit-sales-687348">ibtimes</a></u> &nbsp;&nbsp;<br></p>