The Hyundai Venue compact SUV has clocked a new wholesale milestone of 6,00,000 units in the domestic market. This comes in a little less than five and a half years since the company launched the Venue in India in May 2019. It is the second highest-selling SUV for Hyundai after the Creta, which has 1.13 million units so far.
- Venue sales cross 6,00,000 units in almost five and a half years
- Venue’s highest sales came in FY2024 with 1,28,897 units
- Next-gen Venue due for launch by late 2025
Hyundai Venue sales analysis
The Venue was quick to achieve the first milestone of 50,000 units (in just six months from launch). The 1,00,000 sales mark came up in 15 months, 2,00,000 in 25 months, and 2,50,000 was crossed in 30 months. The Venue drove past the 3,00,000 milestone in April 2023, 36 months after it was launched. The sales run from 2,00,000 to 3,00,000 units and thereon to 4,00,000 units took an identical 11 months. The 5,00,000 or half-a-million milestone was surpassed in November 2023, which means the next 1,00,000 units to reach the 6,00,000 sales landmark took 12 months.
The Venue’s cumulative domestic sales numbers (see data table below) reveal that the best 12-month performance was recorded in FY2024 with 1,28,897 units, growing 8 percent year-on-year on FY2023’s 1,20,653 units. In the current fiscal year’s first seven months, the Venue has chalked up total wholesales of 67,422 units, down 12 percent YoY (April-October 2023: 76,956 units).
Hyundai Venue gets 26 variants, 3 engines, 3 gearboxes
The Venue, currently sold in 26 variants (23 petrol and three diesel), is available with three engine options. There's a 83hp 1.2-litre petrol, a 120hp 1.0-litre turbo-petrol, and a 115hp 1.5-litre diesel. Gearbox options include a 5-speed manual, a 6-speed manual, and 7-speed DCT for the petrol variants and a six-speed manual for the diesel Venue. Prices for the Venue range between Rs 7.94 lakh and Rs 13.44 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Next-gen Hyundai Venue due in late 2025
Hyundai has already chalked out plans for the second-generation Venue that will be the first model to roll out from the company’s new Talegaon plant, which was acquired from General Motors India in 2023. The production of the next-generation Venue is slated to commence in October 2025. Set for a global debut next year, the upcoming Venue was recently snapped testing.
The next-generation Venue will likely carry over the existing platform and powertrain options, although it will have a brand-new top hat akin to the new Creta and Alcazar. Expect the new Venue to get more features and, importantly, maintain Hyundai’s presence in the diesel engine market within the booming compact SUV market.
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