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| Industry | Automotive |
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| Founded | 19 May 2017 |
| Headquarters | Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Key people | Gwanggu lee (CEO) |
| Products | Automobiles |
Production output | 336,619 (2022)[1] |
| 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[2] following an announcement of the construction of a new 536-acre manufacturing facility in Sri Sathya Sai 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[edit | edit source]
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]
By November 2024, the firm had exported over 100,000 CKD kits from the Anantapur plant.[8]
Current models[edit | edit source]
ICE vehicles[edit | edit source]
| Model | Indian introduction | Current model | Notes | |||
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| Introduction (model code) | Update (facelift) | |||||
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Sonet | 2020 | 2020 (QY) | 2024 | ||
| File:2025 Kia Syros AY.jpg | Syros | 2025 | 2025 (AY) | — | ||
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Seltos | 2019 | 2026 (SP3i) | |||
| MPV | ||||||
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Carens | 2022 | 2022 (KY) | 2025 | Facelift sold as Carens Clavis | |
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Carnival | 2020 | 2024 (KA4) | — | Locally produced (2020~2023) Imported from South Korea | |
Electric vehicles[edit | edit source]
| Model | Indian introduction | Current model | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction (model code) | Update (facelift) | |||||
| SUV/crossover | ||||||
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EV6 | 2022 | 2022 (CV) | 2025 | Imported from South Korea | |
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EV9 | 2024 | 2024 (MV) | — | Imported from South Korea | |
| MPV | ||||||
| Carens Clavis EV | 2025 | 2025 (KY) | — | |||
Statistics[edit | edit source]
| 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 |
| 2022 | 336,619 | 254,556 | 82,063 |
| 2023 | 255,000[9] | ||
| 2024 | 245,000[9] |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sales Results". pr.kia.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ↑ "KIA India PVT Ltd - Company Profile and News". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ↑ "Kia Commences Trial Production at its Penukonda Plant in Andhra Pradesh". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ↑ "Kia Seltos' mass production in India to begin next week". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ↑ "Kia Motors | India Plant". www.kia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ↑ "Kia Seltos Unveiled in India - Hyundai Motor Group TECH". tech.hyundaimotorgroup.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Akbar Merchant (25 November 2024). "Kia India exports one lakh CKD vehicles". Autocar India. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dalvi, Ajit. "Kia Seltos accounts for 46.5 percent of brand’s total India sales". Autocar India. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
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