Hyundai Motor India to increase prices across model range from Jan 1; shares fall

Auto manufacturer Hyundai Motor India Ltd on Wednesday, December 31, said that it will undertake a weighted average price increase of around 0.6% across its model ranges.

In a regulatory filing, the car maker said that it will increase prices from January 1, 2026, onwards due to the rise in the cost of precious metals and commodities.

Hyundai Motor added that while it “continuously strives to optimize costs and minimize the impact on its customers, the company is constrained to pass on some of the increased costs to the market through its minor price increase”.

Hyundai Motor enters commercial mobility segment with Prime taxi range launch

In a separate filing on December 30, the auto major announced entering into the commercial mobility segment with the launch of its Prime taxi range, which includes Prime HB (hatchback) and Prime SD (sedan).

The company stated that customers will be able to book the Hyundai Prime Taxi range by paying a booking amount of ₹5,000 across all Hyundai dealerships in India.

Both Prime HB and Prime SD are available in 1.2L Kappa 4-cylinder petrol and CNG engines, it stated, adding that the models are being offered at starting prices of ₹5,99,990 for Prime HB3 and ₹6,89,900 for Prime SD4.

Stock performance

Shares of Hyundai Motor closed 0.27% lower at ₹2,295.40 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday.

The scrip has declined by 0.5% in the past week and more than 1% over the month. On a year-to-date basis, however, it has surged nearly 28%.

While the stock touched a 52-week high of ₹2,890 on September 22, 2025, it reached a year’s low of ₹1,541.70 per unit on April 7, 2025.

Q2 results

Hyundai Motor posted a14.31% annual surge in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to ₹1,572.3 crore for the September quarter of FY26, compared to ₹1,375.5 crore in the year-ago period.

During the quarter under review, its revenue from operations jumped 1.16% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹17,460.8 crore, as against ₹17,260.4 crore in the second quarter of FY25.

Hyundai Motors India’s total market capitalisation stood at ₹1.86 lakh crore, as of December 31, 2025, according to data on the NSE.