Kia India
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 19 May 2017 |
Headquarters | Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Key people | Tae Jin Park (CEO) |
Products | Automobiles |
Production output | 336,619 (2022) |
Parent | Kia |
Website | 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 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 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 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. Within less than four years of operations, in May 2023 the company announced that it has achieved a milestone of 700,000 vehicle sales.
Current models
Model | Indian introduction | Current model | Notes | |||
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Introduction (model code) | Update (facelift) | |||||
SUV/crossover | ||||||
Sonet | 2020 | 2020 (QY) | 2024 | |||
Seltos | 2019 | 2019 (SP2i) | 2023 | |||
MPV | ||||||
Carens | 2022 | 2022 (KY) | — | |||
Electric | ||||||
EV6 | 2022 | 2022 (CV) | — | Imported from South Korea |
Discontinued models
Model | Released | Discontinued | Image |
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Carnival | 2020 | 2023 |
Statistics
Year | Production | Domestic sales | Exports |
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2019 | 57,719 | 44,918 | 755 |
2020 | 177,982 | 139,714 | 29,358 |
2021 | 227,844 | 182,655 | 53,247 |
2022 | 336,619 | 254,556 | 82,063 |
2023 |