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Kia India Private Limited is a subsidiary of Kia for its operations in India. The company was founded on 19 May 2017 following an announcement of the construction of a new 536-acre manufacturing facility in Anantapuram District, Andhra Pradesh. The plant started its trial production in January 2019 and the mass production of its first product, the Kia Seltos started on 31 July 2019. The US$2 billion manufacturing plant is capable of producing 300,000 vehicles annually.

Products

Kia India produces several models that were developed specifically for the Indian market, namely the SP2i version of the Seltos and the sub-4 metre SUV Sonet. Within less than four years of operations, in May 2023 the company announced that it has achieved a milestone of 700,000 vehicle sales.

By November 2024,the firm had exported over 100,000 CKD kits from the Anantapur plant.

Current models

ICE vehicles

Model		Indian introduction	Current model		Notes
			Introduction (model code)	Update (facelift)
SUV/crossover
	Sonet	2020	2020 (QY)	2024
	Syros	2025	2025	—
	Seltos	2019	2019 (SP2i)	2023
MPV
	Carens	2022	2022 (KY)	—
	Carnival	2020	2024 (KA4)	—	Imported from South Korea

Electric vehicles

Model		Indian introduction	Current model		Notes
			Introduction (model code)	Update (facelift)
SUV/crossover
	EV6	2022	2022 (CV)	—	Imported from South Korea
	EV9	2024	2024 (MV)	—	Imported from South Korea

Statistics

See also

• Hyundai Motor India
• Automotive industry in India

References

1. "Sales Results". pr.kia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
2. "KIA India PVT Ltd - Company Profile and News". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
3. "Kia Commences Trial Production at its Anantapur Plant in Andhra Pradesh". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
4. "Kia Seltos' mass production in India to begin next week". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
5. "Kia Motors | India Plant". www.kia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
6. "Kia Seltos Unveiled in India - Hyundai Motor Group TECH". tech.hyundaimotorgroup.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
7. "Kia India crosses 500,000 sales mark in less than 3 years of commencing ops". Business Standard India. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
8. Akbar Merchant (25 November 2024). "Kia India exports one lakh CKD vehicles". Autocar India. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

External links

• Kia India

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