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 Penukonda, Sri Sathya Sai 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 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 ModelIndian introductionCurrent modelNotesIntroduction (model code)Update (facelift)SUV/crossoverSonet20202020 (QY)2024Syros20252025 (AY)— Seltos20192026 (SP3i)—Sorento20262026 (MQ4)—CKDMPVCarens20222022 (KY)2025Facelift sold as Carens ClavisCarnival 20202024 (KA4)—Locally produced (2020~2023)Imported from South Korea
Electric vehicles ModelIndian introductionCurrent modelNotesIntroduction (model code)Update (facelift)SUV/crossoverSyros EV20262026 (AY)— EV620222022 (CV)2025Imported from South KoreaEV920242024 (MV) —Imported from South KoreaMPVCarens Clavis EV20252025 (KY)—
Statistics +YearProductionDomestic salesExports201957,71944,9187552020177,982139,71429,3582021227,844182,65553,2472022336,619254,55682,0632023255,0002024245,000
See also
Hyundai Motor India Automotive industry in India
References
External links
Kia India Kia Newsroom