Kia Motors India aims to reach optimal capacity utilisation by 2022

The local arm of the Korean carmaker has been riding high on Sonet and Seltos in the domestic market in less than two years since it rolled out the first model

Driven by strong domestic demand, Kia Motors India expects to reach optimal capacity utilisation by 2022 at its plant in Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh.

Higher exports will also drive up volumes, as the company seeks to avail of the benefits under the government’s recently announced production linked incentive scheme (PLI). 

The local arm of the Korean carmaker has been riding high on the Sonet and Seltos in the domestic market in less than two years after it rolled out the first model.

“Our primary aim is to attain full manufacturing capacity of 300,000 units at our state-of-the-art facility in Anantapur. It is more