Kia India Explained

Kia India Pvt Ltd
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Automotive
Location:Anantapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Key People:Gwanggu lee (CEO)
Products:Automobiles
Production:336,619 (2022)[1]
Parent:Kia
Homepage:www.kia.com/in/

Kia India Private Limited is a subsidiary of Kia for its operations in India. The company was founded on 19 May 2017[2] 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[3] and the mass production of its first product, the Kia Seltos started on 31 July 2019.[4] The billion manufacturing plant is capable of producing 300,000 vehicles annually.[5]

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.[6] Within less than four years of operations, in May 2023 the company announced that it has achieved a milestone of 700,000 vehicle sales.[7]

Current models

ModelIndian introductionCurrent modelNotes
Introduction (model code)Update (facelift)
SUV/crossover
Sonet20202020 (QY)2024
Seltos20192019 (SP2i)2023
MPV
Carens20222022 (KY)
Electric
EV620222022 (CV)Imported from South Korea

Discontinued models

Statistics

!Year!Production!Domestic sales!Exports
201957,71944,918755
2020177,982139,71429,358
2021227,844182,65553,247
2022336,619254,55682,063
2023

See also

References

  1. Web site: Sales Results. 2020-10-02. pr.kia.com. en.
  2. Web site: KIA India PVT Ltd - Company Profile and News . 2020-10-02. www.bloomberg.com.
  3. Kia Commences Trial Production at its Anantapur Plant in Andhra Pradesh. 2020-10-02. www.prnewswire.com. en.
  4. Web site: Kia Seltos' mass production in India to begin next week. 2020-10-02. www.timesnownews.com. en.
  5. Web site: Kia Motors India Plant. 2020-10-02. www.kia.com. en-IN.
  6. Web site: Kia Seltos Unveiled in India - Hyundai Motor Group TECH. 2020-10-02. tech.hyundaimotorgroup.com. en-US.
  7. News: 2022-07-19. Kia India crosses 500,000 sales mark in less than 3 years of commencing ops . 2022-07-20. Business Standard India. en-US.

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