The plant has been set up on a 536 acre site adjacent to the NH-44, and has a capacity to manufacture three lakh cars a year. Kia Motors India has already launched its first made-in-India SUV Seltos from the plant in August 2019.

The company invested USD 1.1 billion on the Anantapuramu plant, its first production facility in India, built in less than two years and providing employment to over 3,000 people. The trial production began in January 2019 and now the plant is ready for full-scale manufacture of cars.

The newest plant features cutting-edge manufacturing processes, including advanced robotics and artificial intelligence. An integrated automotive production facility, the Anantapuramu plant employs state-of-the-art production technologies, with more than 300 robots automating the press, body and paint shops.

The company and its vendor partners are expected to invest two billion USD to create 3,000 direct and about 7,000 indirect jobs in the region in the next few years.