Kia India commences mass production of the Seltos from Anantapur plant

Kia India has rolled out the production version of its first car for India, the Seltos, manufactured at its state-of-the-art facility in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The company further announced the commencement of mass production of the Seltos in India after testing the vehicle over 20 Lakh kilometres in different climatic conditions and some of the most challenging terrains in India. The Seltos has received more 23,311 bookings in 3 weeks from the launch and the company has revealed that deliveries for the model will begin right after the launch on 22 August, details of which are available here.

The first Kia Seltos was rolled off the assembly line in the presence of Shin Bong-kil, ambassador of the Republic of South Korea to India, and Mr. Kookhyun Shim, managing director and CEO of Kia Motors India. We have driven the pre-production version of the Seltos and you can read about that here. A full review for the SUV will be available tomorrow. 

Commenting on the roll-out, Kookhyun Shim, said, “The roll-out of the first Seltos is an emotional moment for all of us, especially for the people at the plant as we worked together, relentlessly to build the future of Kia Motors in India. The invaluable contribution made by the government of Andhra Pradesh has enabled us to achieve our target of manufacturing the Seltos in record time. The first Seltos is the symbol of our promise and commitment of Kia to the Indian market.”