Overview
- Kia India signed a memorandum of understanding with the Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, to invest $2 billion with supplier partners for a second plant in Anantapur.
- The new facility is planned on roughly 465 acres and will add 200,000 vehicles of annual capacity, taking Kia India's combined capacity to about 630,000 units a year.
- Kia says the plant will perform stamping, welding, painting and final assembly for both internal combustion and electric vehicles and is expected to support around 12,000 direct and indirect jobs.
- Reporting cites a target production start in early 2030 but Kia has not provided a detailed construction or commissioning timeline, so that date remains reported but not fully confirmed.
- The announcement follows recent supplier commitments for Anantapur and raises Kia’s India investment footprint to about $5 billion, strengthening the region’s supplier network and export hub role as global automakers expand in India.