Kia India

Kia India Pvt Ltd
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded19 May 2017; 9 years ago (2017-05-19)
HeadquartersPenukonda, Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Key peopleGwanggu lee (CEO)
ProductsAutomobiles
Production output
336,619 (2022)
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 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 US$2 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

Model Indian introduction Current model Notes
Introduction (model code) Update (facelift)
SUV/crossover
Sonet 2020 2020 (QY) 2024
Syros 2025 2025 (AY) —
Seltos 2019 2026 (SP3i) —
Sorento 2026 2026 (MQ4) — CKD
MPV
Carens 2022 2022 (KY) 2025 Facelift sold as Carens Clavis
Carnival 2020 2024 (KA4) — Locally produced (2020~2023)
Imported from South Korea

Electric vehicles

Model Indian introduction Current model Notes
Introduction (model code) Update (facelift)
SUV/crossover
Syros EV 2026 2026 (AY) —
EV6 2022 2022 (CV) 2025 Imported from South Korea
EV9 2024 2024 (MV) — Imported from South Korea
MPV
Carens Clavis EV 2025 2025 (KY) —

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
2022 336,619 254,556 82,063
2023 255,000
2024 245,000

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sales Results". pr.kia.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "KIA India PVT Ltd - Company Profile and News". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kia Commences Trial Production at its Penukonda Plant in Andhra Pradesh". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). 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 India crosses 500,000 sales mark in less than 3 years of commencing ops". Business Standard India. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Akbar Merchant (25 November 2024). "Kia India exports one lakh CKD vehicles". Autocar India. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  9. 1 2 Dalvi, Ajit. "Kia Seltos accounts for 46.5 percent of brand’s total India sales". Autocar India. Retrieved 12 August 2025.