The new HB20 auto landed in Colombia with new body but is powered by an old engine. Hyundai Motor Brazil started exporting the new face lifted compact with an engine that the hatchback no longer fits versions running in Brazil.
The Colombian version is exported with the 1.6 16V aspirated Gamma engine.
The versions for Brazil are also produced in Piracicaba (SP) but only use the 1.0 three-cylinder engines, aspirated or turbocharged. The hatchback was the country’s best-selling car in 2022, with just over 96,000 units sold.
Source: Automotive Business Read The Article
PSR Analysis: Colombia emission regulation allow the use of less complex and less expensive engines not used in Brazil since the introduction of Proconve L7. Using this approach, Hyundai can compete better in a complex market with multiple brands and country sources, but still with interesting volumes and well established companies with local production. PSR
Fabio Ferraresi is Director, Business Development-South America, for Power Systems Research
