Kia India has announced plans for a second manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh, with Kia and supplier partners expected to invest about $2 billion and production targeted for early 2030. The new factory would add capacity to the automaker’s existing operations in India, as the country draws fresh manufacturing commitments from global carmakers.

What Kia has announced

Kia India chief executive Gwanggu Lee announced the additional plant while speaking at the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, according to the Press Trust of India. Reuters reported that the company and its suppliers plan to invest around $2 billion and signed a memorandum of understanding with Andhra Pradesh. The investment figure includes supplier participation.

Reuters reported that the Anantapur facility is expected to add about 200,000 vehicles a year to Kia India’s existing annual capacity of 430,000. That points to combined capacity in the range of roughly 630,000 vehicles once the expansion is operational. PTI’s account also put the projected total above 600,000. Those are planned capacity figures, not a forecast of how many cars Kia will sell or produce each year.

A new site as India’s auto market expands

The proposed facility is in Andhra Pradesh, where Kia already operates its Anantapur factory. Reuters said the new plant is expected to make vehicles with both internal-combustion engines and electric motors, and that production is targeted to start in early 2030. The announced project therefore expands the company’s manufacturing footprint several years ahead; it does not indicate that any particular vehicle model or launch date has been confirmed.

Reuters described India as the world’s third-largest car market and placed Kia’s move alongside other automakers’ expansion plans. For readers tracking the company’s regional footprint, Kia’s India plant profile outlines its existing manufacturing operation. The planned second plant is also relevant to the broader vehicle-industry developments collected in The Globuzz Autos section.

What remains to be clarified

The announcement sets a broad investment and production direction, but the reports reviewed do not provide a construction schedule, a model-by-model production plan, or a breakdown of the investment between Kia and its suppliers. The 2030 start is a target, and capacity is not the same as actual output. Further project details will determine how quickly the plant is built and which markets it will serve.

Sources

Reuters: Kia India’s $2 billion investment plan and production target · The Week / PTI: CEO’s announcement at the CII Partnership Summit · Kia India: existing plant profile