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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Kia India Pvt Ltd
| logo = File:KIA logo3.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Automotive]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=y|2017|5|19}}
| founder =
| location = [[Anantapur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| key_people = Kookhyun Shim ([[CEO]])
| products = [[Automobiles]]
| production = 177,982 (2020)<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}}</ref>
| services =
| revenue =
| net_income =
| parent = [[Kia]]
| subsid =
| homepage = [http://www.kia.com/in/ www.kia.com/in/]
}}'''Kia India Private Limited''' (formerly Kia Motors India Private Limited until May 2021) 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}}</ref> following an announcement of the construction of a new 536-acre manufacturing facility in [[Anantapuramu district|Anantapur District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The plant started its trial production in January 2019<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=Kia Motors|title=Kia Motors Commences Trial Production at its Anantapur 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 {{USD|2 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 ==
[[File:Kia Seltos car Htx model (cropped).jpg|alt=|left|thumb|Kia Seltos]]
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 [[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> The plant also manufactures the [[Kia Carnival]] exclusively for the domestic market. Within nine months of operations, in July 2020 the company announced that it has achieved a milestone of 100,000 vehicle sales.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-31|title=Kia Motors India races to fastest 1 lakh sales ever with Seltos: Sonet coming soon|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/kia-motors-india-races-to-fastest-1-lakh-sales-ever-with-seltos-sonet-coming-soon-hyundai-venue-carnival-vitara-brezza-sonet-india-launch-date-price-specs-features-interior/2041151/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Current models ===

* [[Kia Seltos]] (2019–present)
*[[Kia Carnival]] (2020–present)
*[[Kia Sonet]] (2020–present)
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== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Production
!Domestic sales
!Exports
|-
|2019
|57,719
|44,918
|755
|-
|2020
|177,982
|139,714
|29,358
|}
{{refbegin|}}
''(Source: [http://pr.kia.com/en/company/ir/ir-library/sales-results.do Kia Motors IR Library Sales Results]'')
{{refend}}

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.kia.com/in/ Official website]
{{Kia}}{{Automotive industry in India}}

[[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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