Hyundai Indian output exceeds 8 mln units in 19 years

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday the number of vehicles produced at its plant in India exceeded 8 million units in total.

Hyundai’s plant in Chennai began operation in September 1998.

The production line has become the carmaker’s second overseas operation to have churned out more than 8 million vehicles after Hyundai’s plant in China, the company said in a statement.

Of the 8 million autos, 5.3 million were sold in the Indian market and 2.7 million were exported to Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, South Korea’s No. 1 automaker said.

In this photo taken March 26, 2016, Indian employees work at the assembly line of Hyundai Motor's plant in Chennai. (Yonhap) In this photo taken March 26, 2016, Indian employees work at the assembly line of Hyundai Motor’s plant in Chennai. (Yonhap)

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