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Kids to model Disney’s summer 2003 apparel range
MUMBAI: Disney Hour, the children’s block on Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is gearing up to build the Disney brand further with the younger generation in the country. The new range of Disney’s Summer Apparel will be launched by the “Disney Hour Cool Kids,” (DHCK) this weekend.
The new range will be unveiled on 27 April in Mumbai with 40 kids chosen from around the country walking down the ramp. Another first of its kind event with its pulse on kids, DHCK follows close on the heels of the Disney Hour Kids Awards 2003.
The DHCK contest commenced on 8 March, 2003 across the country, with children sending in their entries to the DHCK postbag till 8 April. Disney, along with SET auditioned shortlisted children and selected 40 ‘cool kids’ to walk down the ramp to showcase the Disney summer 2003 apparel range.
The children along with their parents will be flown in from New Delhi, Hyderabad, Goa and Chennai to Mumbai for dress rehearsals, followed by the final event taking place on 27 April at Landmarc Citi, Mumbai, according to an official release. Disney has chosen budding models in the age group of two-five years (kids with parents), six-10 years and 11-15 years.
The DHCK entry forms were available at 34 Pantaloons and Weekenders outlets across India and also with every March issue of Diamond Comics. Entry requisitions were also available online at criclive.com/disneyontv.
For those who miss the DHCK in action, SET will air the show on 18 May on Disney Hour at 6 pm.
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Hyundai Motor India posts highest-ever quarterly domestic sales of 1,66,578 units in Q4 FY2025-26
The carmaker clocks 8.5 per cent year-on-year growth in the January to March quarter, capping the fiscal year with a record-breaking March as well
GURUGRAM: Hyundai Motor India Limited has closed its fourth quarter on a high. The Gurugram-based carmaker posted domestic sales of 1,66,578 units in Q4 FY2025-26, its highest-ever quarterly domestic tally since inception, representing an 8.5 per cent year-on-year jump.
The numbers get better when exports are added in. Total quarterly sales, including exports of 41,697 units, a 9.4 per cent year-on-year rise, came in at 2,08,275 units for the January to March 2026 period, up 8.7 per cent year-on-year.
March 2026 delivered a record of its own. The company shifted 55,064 units in the domestic market last month, its highest-ever tally for any March since inception, up 6.3 per cent year-on-year. Total monthly sales for March, including exports of 13,940 units, stood at 69,004 units, a 2.5 per cent year-on-year rise.
Managing director and chief executive Tarun Garg struck a confident tone. “Continuing the momentum gained in 2026, we have achieved highest-ever quarterly domestic sales of 1,66,578 units in Q4 FY2025-26,” he said, pointing to upcoming product interventions including the recently upgraded Hyundai Verna and Exter as drivers of continued growth. Garg acknowledged geopolitical headwinds but said the company was “well-prepared for a strong FY2026-27, delivering aspirational, connected and innovative products, along with unmatched customer experience and pride of ownership.”
Records in the quarter, records in the month. For Hyundai Motor India, FY2025-26 has ended exactly the way it wanted.
