www.WeeklyVoice.com AUTO Friday, February 8, 2019 | B-13 Motors Begin Trial Production At $1B India Plant ANANTAPUR (): South Korean- automo tive major Kia - Motors on Tues day commenced trial production at its India plant in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh with plans to commercially launch its irst vehicle in the second-half of 2019. The company has invested $1 billion in the facility which has come up in erramanchi village in Anantapur district, about 200 km from Bengaluru. Ancillary units have invested another $1 billion in two vendor parks in the region. The total- in vestment of $2 billion is billed as one of the largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country in automobile sector. The state-of-the-art facil- ity, which has come up over 536 “The SP2 is inspired by India that Andhra Pradesh govern- acres of land in a record time and combines everything Indian ment’s business-like approach of 14 months, will manufacturecustomers need and desire in a and Kia plant would bring more 300,000 vehicles annually, with car. We are conident that the SP2Korean irms to the state. the bulk of the capacity cateringwill redeine the SUV segment The Anantapur plant, Kia’s to domestic market. in India with its futuristic design15th globally, will create over Kia marked the start of trialand competitive features and 3,000 direct and 7,000 indirect Naidu hoped that the plant woulding the last four-and-half years operations with a launch cer- pricing,” said Park. jobs. soon expand its installed capacity attracted committed investments emony at the Anantapur plant, in He said India would play- a Ansin integrated automotive pro- to 400,000 vehicles per annum. of Rs 40,724 crore in the automo- the presence of Andhra Pradesh gularly important role in expand- duction facility, it employs the He said with the presence of bile sector. The investors include Chief Minister N. Chandrababu ing Kia Motors’ global footprint.latest production technologies, Kia Motors and its ancillaries, Kia, Isuzu, Hero, , Naidu and South Korean Ambas- “Commencing trial production withis more than 300 robots auto- the entire region from Anantapur Apollo Tyres and Bharat Forge. sador Shin Bongkil, President & a signiicant moment that we matinghave the press, body and painttowards Bengaluru would be de- Kia also consolidated its Future CeO of Kia Motors Corp Han- been preparing for, as we takeshops on veloped into a strong economic Mobility Partnership with the Woo Park and MD and CeO of the challenges of future - mobilThe plant houses a ive-acrehub. He hoped that the project government of Andhra Pradesh Kia Motors India Kookhyun ity across the country,” he training said. facility that offers a -Bawill have a spin-off effect on the by handing over new Shim. “Today, we oficially begin sic our Technical Course (BTC) indevelopment of Andhra Pradesh, eV (electric vehicle). The new Kia Motors, the world’s eighth- journey to become one of the top automobiles in collaboration with especially Anantapur as an auto- eV is part of Kia’s growing- port largest automaker, will start the ive automakers in India by 2021, the Andhra Pradesh State Skill mobile hub. folio of advanced, eco-friendly manufacturing with SP2i, a SUV with a new model that will appeal Development Corp (APSSDC), The Chief Minister said power trains. based on the Kia SP Concept, to forward-looking and outgoing helping develop manufacturing Andhra Pradesh launched dedi- IANS picture shows Kia Soul irst showcased at India’s Auto Indian buyers,” said Shim. skills among young people. cated automobile and auto com- eV SUV at the Anantapur plant expo 2018. Ambassador Bongkil hoped Chief Minister Chandrababu ponents policy in 2015 and dur- in Andhra Pradesh. Your Ultimate Destination For A KIA LONGMAN’S MARKHAM KIA

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