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Hyundai Creta Summer Edition launched with new tech upgrades
Popular mid-size SUV gets enhanced features across multiple variants.
MUMBAI: Hyundai has turned up the heat on its bestseller by making the Creta even cooler for the summer. Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has introduced CRETA Summer Edition variants, packed with new technology and convenience features across select trims. The updates aim to make premium features more accessible while reinforcing the Creta’s position as the undisputed leader in the mid-size SUV segment.
The Summer Edition brings meaningful upgrades including a 26.03 cm (10.25-inch) Multi Display Digital Cluster, Surround View Monitor (SVM), Blind-spot View Monitor (BVM), Dashcam, Quad Beam LED headlamps, and other comfort enhancements such as smart key, push-button start, and rear window sunshade.
Hyundai Motor India Limited national sales head Sunil Moolchandani said, “The Hyundai Creta is not just a product, it is a legacy. With more than 1.4 million customers and annual sales exceeding 2 lakh units in FY 2025-26, it continues to dominate the mid-size SUV segment since its launch in 2015. These Summer Edition variants reflect our commitment to making advanced technology and comfort more accessible.”
Key Feature Additions by Variant:
- EX & EX(O) Summer Edition: Smart Key, Push Button Start, LED lighting package, Rear Camera, and Rear Window Sunshade (on EX(O)).
- S(O) & S(O) Knight Summer Edition: Dashcam with multiple recording modes including Driving, Emergency, Vacation, and On-Demand Video.
- SX & SX Premium Summer Edition: 10.25-inch Digital Cluster, Dashcam, Surround View Monitor, Blind-spot View Monitor, and Front Parking Sensors (on SX Premium).
The Dashcam allows instant video downloads to mobile devices via a dedicated app, adding an extra layer of safety and convenience.
Pricing for the Creta Summer Edition variants (ex-showroom, Rs) starts from Rs 12,05,900 for the EX petrol MT and goes up to Rs 17,88,900 for the SX Premium diesel MT.
With these thoughtful upgrades, Hyundai continues to evolve the Creta to meet the changing expectations of Indian SUV buyers blending style, safety, and smart technology in one refreshing package. Perfect timing for the summer drive season.
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Samsung India mobile chief quits after 18 years
Raju Antony Pullan’s exit leaves a gaping hole at the top as Chinese rivals tighten their grip
GURGAON: Raju Antony Pullan has had enough. The senior vice-president and head of Samsung India’s mobile phone business has put in his papers after 18 years at the Korean giant, a tenure long enough to have watched the company stride to the top of India’s smartphone market and then stumble, badly, as Chinese upstarts muscled in.
Pullan, who ran sales, marketing and every last function of the smartphone business, tendered his resignation on Thursday and is currently serving out his notice period. Samsung has not named a successor. It has a second line of leadership waiting in the wings, Aditya Babbar and Hiren Rathod among them, but no decision has been made on who steps up.
The timing is awkward. Samsung has been haemorrhaging market share to Chinese brands and now clings to a top-two position only in the premium segment, where it scraps it out with Apple. Losing the man who stewarded the mobile business through its best and worst years hardly helps steady the ship.
A company that once owned India’s smartphone market is now fighting to stay relevant in it. Pullan’s departure is less a footnote than a flashing red light.
