Kia, together with its suppliers, plans to invest around €1.8 billion in a new plant in India. The investment underlines the companies’ confidence in the growth potential of the Indian automobile market. The initiative is expected to create 12,000 new jobs at Kia, its service providers and suppliers.
With an area of 188 hectares, equivalent to more than 250 football fields, the new plant will support the same four production processes as the first factory: stamping, welding, painting and assembly. This will increase Kia’s annual production capacity at Anantapur from 400,000 to 600,000 vehicles.
Kia’s second plant in India will begin operations in 2030. This will give the manufacturer greater flexibility to respond to customer demand and introduce both new models with internal combustion engines and electric vehicles.
Kia India CEO Gwanggu Lee said: “India is critical to Kia’s long-term growth ambitions, and the trust our customers have placed in us since we started our operations in Anantapur has been instrumental in our journey.” The CEO said the investment shows the company’s commitment to India’s automotive ecosystem, building on the “solid” foundation Kia has already established there. The new plant should allow the South Korean company to serve both the domestic and foreign markets. “Our second manufacturing plant marks an important new chapter, strengthening our ability to respond to customer demand with greater speed and flexibility, while supporting the introduction of new models in ICE and EV propulsion systems,” the executive said.
Since August 2019, Kia has been mass-producing vehicles at its first plant in Anantapur, initially only models with internal combustion engines. In June 2025, assembly of its first electric model began there, the Kia Carens Clavis EV, a 4.55 meter long electric SUV. In July 2026, local production of the Kia Syros EV, a compact SUV measuring 3.99 meters in length, was also incorporated.
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