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{{Short description|Automobile manufacturer subsidiary in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Kia India Pvt Ltd
| logo = File:KIA logo3.svg
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Automotive]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|05|19}}
| founder =
| location = [[Penukonda|Sri Sathya Sai District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| key_people = Gwanggu lee ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| products = [[Automobiles]]
| production = 336,619 (2022)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sales Results|url=http://pr.kia.com/en/company/ir/ir-library/sales-results.do|access-date=2020-10-02|website=pr.kia.com|language=en|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503031303/http://pr.kia.com/en/company/ir/ir-library/sales-results.do|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| services =
| revenue =
| net_income =
| parent = [[Kia]]
| subsid =
| homepage = [https://www.kia.com/in/ 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1555527D:IN|access-date=2020-10-02|website=www.bloomberg.com|title=KIA India PVT Ltd - Company Profile and News }}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Kia Commences Trial Production at its Penukonda Plant in Andhra Pradesh|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/kia-motors-commences-trial-production-at-its-anantapur-plant-in-andhra-pradesh-835836124.html|access-date=2020-10-02|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref> and the mass production of its first product, the [[Kia Seltos]] started on 31 July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kia Seltos' mass production in India to begin next week|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/auto/car-news/article/kia-seltos-mass-production-in-india-to-begin-next-week/459091|access-date=2020-10-02|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> The {{currency|2|USD}} billion manufacturing plant is capable of producing 300,000 vehicles annually.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kia Motors {{!}} India Plant|url=https://www.kia.com/in/discover-kia/kia-in-india/india-plant.html|access-date=2020-10-02|website=www.kia.com|language=en-IN}}</ref>

== 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 [[Kia Sonet|Sonet]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kia Seltos Unveiled in India - Hyundai Motor Group TECH|url=https://tech.hyundaimotorgroup.com/article/the-kia-seltos-is-unveiled-in-india/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=tech.hyundaimotorgroup.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Within less than four years of operations, in May 2023 the company announced that it has achieved a milestone of 700,000 vehicle sales.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-07-19|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/automobile/kia-india-crosses-500-000-sales-mark-in-less-then-3-years-of-commencing-ops-122071901089_1.html|access-date=2022-07-20|newspaper=Business Standard India|language=en-US|title=Kia India crosses 500,000 sales mark in less than 3 years of commencing ops }}</ref>

By November 2024, the firm had exported over 100,000 CKD kits from the Anantapur plant.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-11-25|url=https://www.autocarindia.com/industry-/kia-india-exports-one-lakh-ckd-vehicles-433659|access-date=2024-11-26|newspaper=Autocar India|author=Akbar Merchant|title=Kia India exports one lakh CKD vehicles}}</ref>

=== Current models ===
==== ICE vehicles ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 40%"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="25%" |Model
! rowspan="2" width="10%" |Indian introduction
! colspan="2" |Current model
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! width="10%" |Introduction (model code)
! width="10%" |Update ([[Facelift (automotive)|facelift]])
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="7" |'''[[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]]/[[Crossover (automobile)|crossover]]'''
|-
|[[File:2024 Kia Sonet Zenith (Colombia) front view.png|alt=|200px]]
|'''[[Kia Sonet|Sonet]]'''
|2020
|2020 ([[Kia Sonet#QY|QY]])
|2024
|
|-
|[[File:2025 Kia Syros AY.jpg|alt=|200px]]
|'''[[Kia Syros|Syros]]'''
|2025
|2025 ([[Kia Syros#AY|AY]])
|—
|
|-
|[[File:Kia Seltos X-line.jpg|center|frameless]]
|'''[[Kia Seltos|Seltos]]'''
|2019
|2026 ([[Kia Seltos#SP3|SP3i]])
|
|
|-
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="7" |'''[[Multi Purpose Vehicle|MPV]]'''
|-
|[[File:2025 Kia Carens Clavis HTX Plus.png|200px]]
|'''[[Kia Carens|Carens]]'''
|2022
|2022 ([[Kia Carens#KY|KY]])
| 2025
| Facelift sold as Carens Clavis
|-
|[[File:2024 Kia Carnival (KA4) 1.jpg|200px]]
|'''[[Kia Carnival|Carnival]]'''
|2020
|2024 ([[Kia Carnival#Fourth generation (KA4; 2020)|KA4]])
| —
|Locally produced (2020~2023)<br>Imported from South Korea
|}

==== Electric vehicles ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 40%"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="25%" |Model
! rowspan="2" width="10%" |Indian introduction
! colspan="2" |Current model
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! width="10%" |Introduction (model code)
! width="10%" |Update ([[Facelift (automotive)|facelift]])
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="7" |'''[[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]]/[[Crossover (automobile)|crossover]]'''
|-
|[[File:Kia EV6 GT-Line 1X7A0317.jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|[[Kia EV6|'''EV6''']]
|2022
|2022 ([[Kia EV6|CV]])
|2025
|Imported from South Korea
|-
|[[File:Kia EV9 GT-Line 1X7A2506.jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|[[Kia EV9|'''EV9''']]
|2024
|2024 ([[Kia EV9|MV]])
| —
|Imported from South Korea
|-
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="7" |'''[[Multi Purpose Vehicle|MPV]]'''
|-
|
|'''[[Kia Carens|Carens Clavis EV]]'''
|2025
|2025 ([[Kia Carens#KY|KY]])
|—
|
|-
|}

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!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<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dalvi |first=Ajit |title=Kia Seltos accounts for 46.5 percent of brand’s total India sales |url=https://www.autocarindia.com/industry/kia-seltos-accounts-for-465-percent-of-brand-total-india-sales-434364 |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=Autocar India |language=en}}</ref>
|
|-
|2024
|
|245,000<ref name=":0" />
|
|}
{{refbegin|}}
{{refend}}

== See also ==

* [[Hyundai Motor India]]
* [[Automotive industry in India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.kia.com/in/ Kia India]
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[[Category:Kia Motors|India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Car manufacturers of India]]
[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2017]]
[[Category:Indian subsidiaries of foreign companies]]
[[Category:2017 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2017]]
[[Category:Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh]]

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