Hyundai Motor India is targeting cumulative connected car sales of two million units by 2030, having surpassed 0.8 million units to date.
The local unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) said its connected vehicle adoption has grown to 20% across its portfolio in 2026, up from 4% in 2019.
It attributed the rise to customer take-up of Hyundai Bluelink, its AI-powered connected car technology platform.
The group is targeting one million cumulative connected car sales by 2027.
Hyundai Motor India MD and CEO Tarun Garg said: “The growing adoption of connected vehicles reflects the evolving expectations of customers and the increasing role of technology in shaping mobility.
“As we move towards our goal of one million connected car sales by 2027, we remain focused on advancing software-defined mobility and expanding connected technologies across our portfolio.”
“Through Bluelink, customers can access more than 70 features across various categories such as safety, security and convenience,” the company said.
Bluelink was introduced in 2019 alongside the launch of the Hyundai Venue, described by the company as India's “first” OEM-fitted connected SUV.
The rollout continued with over-the-air (OTA) map updates on the Hyundai i20 in 2020, next-generation AVNT (audio video navigation telematics) connected technology in 2022, and the connected car navigation cockpit (ccNC) with controller OTA update capability in 2025 – a step the company links to its software defined vehicle (SDV) roadmap for India.
The carmaker claims Bluelink has assisted more than 0.5 million motorists through SOS and roadside assistance services, supported around 15,000 crash notification interventions, and aided law enforcement agencies with vehicle tracing and recovery.
Features including driving score and digital passport are also “helping customers adopt smarter and safer driving habits and more proactive vehicle care through personalised insights and recommendations”, according to the company.
Hyundai announced in April an agreement with India's TVS Motor Company to jointly develop and commercialise a battery-powered three-wheeled vehicle for the country's last-mile mobility needs.
Last month, Hyundai reported an 11% year-on-year decline in net earnings to Won2.88tn ($1.97bn) for the second quarter of 2026, down from Won3.25tn a year earlier.
