The Hyundai Creta is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by Hyundai since 2014 mainly for emerging markets, particularly BRICS. It is positioned above the Venue and below the Alcazar in Hyundai's SUV line-up.
The first-generation model debuted as a near-production concept car in China in April 2014, while the second generation was first introduced in 2019. The second-generation model was also available in a longer derivative with three-row seating, which is known as the Hyundai Alcazar, Creta Grand or Grand Creta. The vehicle has been manufactured in China, India, Russia, Brazil, and Indonesia. For developed markets like South Korea, the United States, Canada, Europe, Singapore and Australia, the Creta is not offered in favour of the more advanced Kona.[1][2]
The model was named after the Crete island in Greece.[3] The name is also intended to suggest connections with "creative".[4] In the Dominican Republic, it is sold as the Hyundai Cantus.[5] In China, it was sold as the Hyundai ix25.
The Creta was the best-selling SUV in Russia from 2017 until 2021.[6][7][8] It is also the highest-selling SUV in India since 2020,[9] and the third best-selling Hyundai model globally since 2019.[10]
First generation (GS/GC; 2014)
Intended to be a global model for emerging markets, the vehicle debuted at the 2014 Beijing Motor Show in April 2014 in a near-production concept guise called the ix25 Concept.[15][16] The production version went on sale in China in October 2014.[17] The model was later also rolled out for production in India, where it went on sale in July 2015 as the Creta. The Creta is based on the Hyundai's new design concept called the Fluidic Sculpture 2.0.[18]
Markets
Brazil
The Creta was launched in Brazil in December 2016 with deliveries started in January 2017.
Second generation (SU2; 2019)
The second-generation model was first shown in China as the ix25 in April 2019.[45] It was unveiled as the Creta at the 15th Auto Expo in India in February 2020. Production of the second-generation Creta in Russia started since July 2021,[46] in Brazil since August 2021, and in Indonesia since January 2022.
Creta Electric
The Creta Electric was launched in India on 17 January 2025.[47]
Markets
Asia
Sales
See also
- List of Hyundai vehicles
External links
- (Creta) (India)
- (N-Line)
- (Electric)
References
- Doug DeMuro. The Hyundai Creta is a Crossover We Don't Get, Oddly Autotrader^
- Hyundai Kona vs. Hyundai Creta - In Images Indianautosblog, 14 June 2017^
- Hyundai ix25-based SUV to be called Creta in India