Kia India has proclaimed that it will start the third shift at its Anantapur plant on Monday in view of the increasing demand for its cars in the country. The firm has decided to ramp up its production to full capacity of three lakh cars annually.
Tae-Jin Park, managing director and CEO, Kia India, stated, “We have hired additional manpower and aligned resources to minimise the waiting period on Kia cars and help us cater to the high demand in domestic and international markets. India is a strategic market for Kia globally and all our products have received an overwhelming response here. As a committed carmaker, it is our duty to ensure faster deliveries to our customers and the beginning of third shift will ensure just that.”
Kia India lately crossed five lakh dispatches from the Anantapur plant, consisting of four lakh domestic sales and one lakh exports. The firm has exported cars to more than 91 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Central & South America, Mexico and Asia Pacific since it started shipping Seltos in September 2019. It became the number 1 UV exporter in the country in 2021.