Korean car maker Kia Motors Corporation on Tuesday commenced its trail production of SP2i sports utility vehicle (SVU) at its greenfield manufacturing facility in Anantapur of Andhra Pradesh, India.
The Anantapur manufacturing plant is the Kia’s 1st plant in India and 15th in the World
The company marked the start of its trial processes in the presence of Andhra Pradesh (AP) Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Shin Bongkil, Ambassador of Republic of Korea.
The event was also joined by Han-Woo Park, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kia Motors India and Kookhyun Shim, Managing Director (MD) and CEO of Kia Motors India.
However, Naidu doesn’t want to give Modi Any Sort of Credit.
Following the Kia Motor’s trail Operations launch, AP chief minister Naidu took to Twitter to Share his happiness and wrote a series of tweets.
“It is a historic day for Anantapur as we launched the trial production of the Kia Motors Automobile manufacturing plant. This Investment has transformed Anantapur District, which receives extremely low rainfall. Kudos to Kia!”, he wrote.
“Just a few years ago nobody would’ve believed that so many industries would come to Anantapur. Due to State govt’s relentless efforts to ensure water supply in this area, we could attract major investments. Now Rayalaseema has become the industrial hub of AP,” Naidu wrote in another tweet.
He also wrote, “Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are making false claims that the Kia Motors materialised due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts.”
He further wrote, “Central government recommended Gujarat and Tamil Nadu states but Kia Motors selected Andhra Pradesh to setup its plant.”
ప్రధాని @narendramodi వల్లే ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్కు కియా పరిశ్రమ వచ్చిందని బీజేపీ నేతలు అసత్య ప్రచారం చేస్తున్నారు. గుజరాత్, తమిళనాడు రాష్ట్రాలను కియా కోసం కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం సిఫారసు చేస్తే, కియా మాత్రం ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ను ఎంచుకుంది. #KiaMadeInAP pic.twitter.com/BJrRZFQD38
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) January 29, 2019
When the final product is expected?
South Kora’s second largest manufacturer is planning to release its first car from the Anantapur plant in July, 2019.
Kia Motors, an affiliate of Hyundai Motors has decided to setup a greenfield facility in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh that is anticipated to cost US$1.1 billion.
The plant occupies 536 acres and will incorporate facilities for stamping, welding, painting and Assembly with annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles.
