Kia India rolled out the first unit of its New Seltos and celebrated the milestone of dispatching one million vehicles from its manufacturing facility at Anantapur. It marks the production commencement of New Seltos. Kia India marked a significant achievement by celebrating the production of 1-million units in a special ceremony held at its global facility in Anantapur.
The ceremony was graced by the presence of guests from Govt. of Andhra Pradesh including Buggana Rajendranath Reddy (Minister for Finance, Planning and Legislative Affairs), Gudivada Amarnath (Minister of Industries, Infrastructure, Investment & Commerce, Information Technology), Mr. Gorantla Madhav (Member of Parliament,) and G Sankaranarayana (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Penukonda).
In Indian market, Kia made its entry with the launch of the Seltos in August 2019, which quickly became one of India’s favorite SUV brands. In a record time of 46 months, it achieved the remarkable milestone of 500,000 sales. Kia further expanded its product portfolio with the Carnival and Sonet in 2020, followed by the Carens and EV6 in 2022. The state-of-the-art Kia facility at Anantapur has so far manufactured over 532,450 units of Seltos, followed by 3,32,450 units of the Sonet, 1,20,516 unitsof the Carens and 14, 584 units of the Carnival.