New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Hyundai Motor India on late Tuesday named Tarun Garg as its new chief executive officer. An insider, Garg is the first Indian to lead the domestic arm of the South Korea-based automaker, and will also serve as the Managing Director of the company.

Garg will take on his new role effective January 1, 2026, subject to shareholder approval. He is currently a Whole-Time Director and COO of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.

Garg will succeed Unsoo Kim, who has led Hyundai Motor India since 2022 and will return to South Korea at the end of the year to assume a strategic role at the parent company, Hyundai Motor Co.

The company said that Garg's succession as CEO proves "Hyundai's strong confidence in India's leadership capabilitie...