Hyundai Motor India is the second-largest carmaker within the nation. (File)
New Delhi:
Hyundai Motor India on Sunday mentioned it stands robust on its ethos of respecting nationalism following a backlash in social media after a supplier of Hyundai in Pakistan posted a message supporting separatists in Kashmir.
A Twitter account of a Hyundai supplier in Pakistan with deal with @hyundaiPakistanOfficial had posted a message supporting ‘Kashmir Solidarity’ day, supporting what it known as as “wrestle for freedom”.
Following it, #BoycottHyundai trended on Twitter in India with many individuals asking to cease shopping for the corporate’s merchandise within the nation.
Reacting to the developments, Hyundai Motors India put out a message on social media reiterating its dedication to the Indian market.
“Hyundai MotorIndia has been dedicated to the Indian marketplace for greater than 25 years now and we stand firmly for our robust ethos of respecting nationalism,” it mentioned.
The corporate additional mentioned, “The unsolicited social media submit linking Hyundai Motor India is offending our unparalleled dedication and repair to this nice nation.”
Reiterating that India is second residence to the Hyundai model, the corporate mentioned, “We’ve a zero-tolerance coverage in the direction of insensitive communication and we strongly condemn any such view.”
Hyundai Motor India additional mentioned, “As a part of our dedication to India, we’ll proceed our efforts in the direction of the betterment of the nation in addition to its residents.”
Hyundai Motor India is the second-largest carmaker within the nation after Maruti Suzuki India. It at present sells 12 fashions together with Creta and Venue within the home market.
In December final yr, the automaker introduced plans to speculate round Rs 4,000 crore to drive in round six electrical automobiles in India by 2028.
The corporate is planning to roll out a mixture of fashions based mostly on its current vary in addition to utterly new automobiles based mostly on its world platform ‘E-GMP’ over the following few years.
Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Firm is current in over 200 nations with greater than 120,000 staff.
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