Hyundai plans to take on Toyota's Prius with new hybrid model

Posted on 10/31/2014 3:03:32 PM

Hyundai Motor Company say  it is developing its first dedicated gas, electric cars, will go directly bestselling Toyota Prius Company.

The move will help develop a wide range of next-generation eco-car lineup and hedging bets green technologies to meet critical market regulations more stringent emission.

Than any other automaker, Hyundai Motor has been advocating for a fuel cell powered vehicles this year began selling what he says can give consumers first fuel cell vehicle industry three distributors in California. The company also plans to start selling its first battery-powered electric vehicles in 2016.

"We will take the initiative in the future by improving our environmental friendly vehicles, such as the competitiveness of specific hybrid car, plug fuel cell and hybrid vehicles, hydrogen," said CEO of Hyundai Kim Chung ho at the launching ceremony of his Aslan Mitsubishi pajero head rotor 149701-0520 sedan in Korea.

Kim declined to provide details, such as the hybrid will be in the market.

The new vehicle will be the first modern hybrid "dedicated" - that is designed specifically marketed as a hybrid rather than a variant of petrol model of existing vehicles.

Ford Motor Company also plans its first dedicated hybrid models, sources told Reuters reporters. Is expected to reach new compact sedan model in 2019, about 21 years after the introduction of the original Prius, in Japan.

Hyundai Motor said it plans next year to sell its new large sedan 22000 Aslan in South Korea, hoping to focus on domestic models will help you resist the German competitors like the Volkswagen Passat in the lucrative domestic market. It plans to sell 6,000.

"The new model will help strengthen our grip luxury car market (national)," said Kim Sang DAE, group director of internal marketing in Hyundai Motor talk.

Besides Aslan, their purpose is to sell your vehicle 32000-- causes a more exclusive models in South Korea next year.

The automaker are also considering the introduction of Aslan in China, the US and the Middle East.

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