Hyundai Capital has officially launched its operations in India, aiming to tap into the country’s expanding vehicle market by initially focusing on dealer financing before extending services to individual consumers, marking a significant milestone in its global growth strategy.
Hyundai Capital has begun operating in India, stepping into the world’s third-largest car market with a plan to start by financing dealers before widening its reach to individual borrowers. The move gives the group a financial arm in a country where vehicle sales are still expanding and where the company sees room to deepen its role in Hyundai Motor Group’s growth strategy.
According to the Korean report by Edaily, Hyundai Capital converted its Indian advisory arm into a finance subsidiary and officially launched operations on August 31. That makes the business the company’s 14th overseas financial unit and marks its transition from market preparation to active lending. The company’s initial focus is wholesale funding for dealers, helping them secure vehicle inventory, with retail auto finance for consumers expected later.
India’s appeal is easy to see. The Korea Automobile and Mobility Association says the country sold 5.26 million new vehicles in the 2024-25 fiscal year, including 4.3 million passenger cars and 960,000 commercial vehicles. With just 34 vehicles per 1,000 people, the market still has significant headroom for growth. Hyundai Motor and Kia are already benefiting from that momentum: the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers says their combined sales in the first quarter topped 250,000 units for the first time, while their year-to-May passenger-vehicle sales both rose from a year earlier.
For Hyundai Capital, the timing also reflects the scale of financing demand that usually follows rising car sales. As more vehicles are sold, the need for instalment plans, dealer credit and other forms of auto lending generally increases. The company already operates in the United States, Canada and Britain, and its overseas returns have been improving, with investment gains from joint ventures and affiliates rising in each of the past three years, according to the company’s business report. A Hyundai Capital representative told Edaily that the group intends to use its auto-finance experience from Korea and other major markets to support Hyundai Motor Group’s sales in India while balancing growth with stability.
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