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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 19 May 2017; 8 years ago (2017-05-19) |
| 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 asubsidiary ofKia for its operations inIndia. The company was founded on 19 May 2017[2] following an announcement of the construction of a new 536-acre manufacturing facility inSri Sathya Sai District,Andhra Pradesh. The plant started its trial production in January 2019[3] and the mass production of its first product, theKia Seltos started on 31 July 2019.[4] TheUS$2 billion manufacturing plant is capable of producing 300,000 vehicles annually.[5]
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 SUVSonet.[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]
| Model | Indian introduction | Current model | Notes | |||
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_front_view.png) | Sonet | 2020 | 2020 (QY) | 2024 | ||
 | Syros | 2025 | 2025 (AY) | — | ||
 | Seltos | 2019 | 2019 (SP2i) | 2026 | ||
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| Carens | 2022 | 2022 (KY) | 2025 | Facelift sold as Carens Clavis | ||
_1.jpg) | Carnival | 2020 | 2024 (KA4) | — | Locally produced (2020~2023) Imported from South Korea | |
| Model | Indian introduction | Current model | Notes | |||
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 | EV6 | 2022 | 2022 (CV) | 2025 | Imported from South Korea | |
 | EV9 | 2024 | 2024 (MV) | — | Imported from South Korea | |
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| Carens Clavis EV | 2025 | 2025 (KY) | — | |||
| 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 | 255,000[9] | ||
| 2024 | 245,000[9] |
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