Kia India

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Kia India Pvt Ltd
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded19 May 2017; 4 years ago (2017-05-19)
HeadquartersAnantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Key people
Tae Jin Park (CEO)
ProductsAutomobiles
Production output
177,982 (2020)[1]
ParentKia
Websitewww.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 Anantapur 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 US$2 billion manufacturing plant is capable of producing 300,000 vehicles annually.[5]

Products[]

Kia India is producing several models that was developed specifically for the Indian market, namely the SP2i version of the Seltos and the sub-4 metre SUV Sonet.[6] The plant also manufactures the Kia Carnival exclusively for the domestic market. Within nine months of operations, in July 2020 the company announced that it has achieved a milestone of 100,000 vehicle sales.[7]

Current models[]

Model Indian introduction Current model
Introduction (model code) Update (facelift)
SUV/crossover
Sonet 2020 2020 (QY) —
Seltos 2019 2019 (SP2i) —
MPV
Carens 2022 2022 (KY) —
Carnival 2020 2020 (YP) —

Statistics[]

Year Production Domestic sales Exports
2019 57,719 44,918 755
2020 177,982 139,714 29,358
2021 227,844 182,655 53,247

(Source: Kia India IR Library Sales Results)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sales Results". pr.kia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ www.bloomberg.com https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1555527D:IN. Retrieved 2 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ India, Kia Motors. "Kia Commences Trial Production at its Anantapur Plant in Andhra Pradesh". www.prnewswire.com. 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 Motors India races to fastest 1 lakh sales ever with Seltos: Sonet coming soon". The Financial Express. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

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