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Old 13th June 2018, 12:17   #1
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Rumour: Kia plans to launch its first EV in India by 2021

Kia Motors India is planning to build electric vehicles (EV) and hybrids at its upcoming facility at Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh and will reportedly launch its first EV in India by 2021.

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The carmaker has currently lined up 3 products for the Indian market. Their first offering will be a compact SUV based on the SP Concept. It is likely to be called Tusker and will compete with cars like the Hyundai Creta and the Renault Duster. The company plans to build 2 more SUVs in India, which includes a sub-4 metre SUV.

Kia is also considering a few other models from its global line up for India. These include SUVs like the Sportage and Sorento, which could be imported via the CKD route. Recently, there have been reports of Kia evaluating the Grand Carnival MPV and the Stonic compact SUV as well. At present, the company is conducting a market study to find out which model from its global portfolio could be localized and launched in India.

Meanwhile, 65% of the construction at Kia's new manufacturing facility has been completed.

Source: Economic Times

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Old 6th December 2018, 11:31   #2
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Re: Rumour: Kia plans to launch its first EV in India by 2021

Tweet from Car and Bike indicates @KiaMotorsIN will hand over the Niro EV, Niro PHEV and Niro HEV to the Andhra Pradesh government to start a trial. https://t.co/DUOEASDKIj

As part of the initiative a charging station was inaugurated at the Vijayawada Secretariat.

Few pics from the event.
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More details on Kia Niro from https://www.kia.com/us/en/content/ve...exterior_front
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Old 25th January 2019, 10:30   #3
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Re: Rumour: Kia plans to launch its first EV in India by 2021

Recieved these over WhatsApp.

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Re: Rumour: Kia plans to launch its first EV in India by 2021

Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid spotted, according to the plates the car is 1 year 4 months old.

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Old 2nd January 2021, 21:34   #5
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Re: Rumour: Kia plans to launch its first EV in India by 2021

Nice!

It says Govt. vehicle - could be one of those vehicles given complimentary to the A.P Govt. Surprising that there has been no news from KIA on their hybrid vehicles. Whenever they are ready I am sure they will go all out with marketing efforts atleast 6 months prior to launch and build up the hype - just like how they did for Seltos.
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