Shares of Hyundai Motor India dropped as much as 6% in their market debut on Tuesday, after a tepid response from retail investors to the pricing of the country’s largest ever initial public offering.

BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) -Hyundai Motor India shares fell 7.2% on their market debut on Tuesday after retail investors gave a lukewarm reception to the country's biggest ever initial public offering (IPO) amid concerns about a lofty valuation and an auto industry slowdown.

Hyundai Motor India’s IPO raised $3.3 billion in the listing A key challenge for Hyundai in India would be to defend its position as the country’s No. 2 carmaker from rivals Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra.