Honda's Creta, Seltos rival named as Elevate, launch in June

Honda announced on Wednesday that all upcoming new SUV will be known as Honda Elevate. Its Elevate SUV is most likely going to compete against Hyundai's Creta and Kia's Seltos, and Maruti Suzuki's Vitara Brezza. Elevate, the mid-size SUV, will have a World Premier launch next month, most likely in the first week of June, the company informed. But it will start its sales in the later part of the year.

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In a press release on Wednesday, Honda said, "Honda Elevate has been developed as a new global model in Honda’s line-up to cater to the robust demand for SUVs worldwide. The new model incorporates people’s lifestyle requirements and their expectations for Honda’s new SUV. India will be the first market to launch the Honda Elevate."

They will start the sale of the SUV first in the Indian market before venturing to other global markets.

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