Hyundai India celebrates 50 lakh Facebook fans

Hyundai India has received 50 lakh fans on the popular social networking website, Facebook. The official page of the carmaker was launched in the year 2011 to directly engage with Indian customers, and the company managed to achieve this 50 lakh fans milestone within a short span of three years. 

To celebrate this achievement the carmaker has announced an initiative on its official Facebook page which allows fans to meet its brand ambassador, Shah Rukh Khan (SRK). The application allows the 50 lakh Facebook fans to give a virtual Hi-5 to SRK by uploading a Hi-5 Selfie on the tab. The top five fans with the leading conversations around it will get an opportunity to meet the superstar at the company’s next television commercial shoot.

Delighted and enthused by the response, Rakesh Srivastava, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, HMIL, said, “We at Hyundai take pride in being the fastest achievers of many milestones in the Indian car market. Hyundai is the fastest car manufacturer to roll out the 5 millionth car in the shortest timeframe. Hyundai in 2014 has also achieved the landmark of 5 million Facebook fans along with fastest domestic sales of over 4 lakh units while proudly servicing over 4.3 million Hyundai cars pan- India. We affirm our commitment to the Indian market with the aim to be the most loved and caring brand in India.”

Hyundai claims that it is the only auto brand to have achieved the fastest 50 lakh fans in India in the year 2014.