Kia Motors, the South Korean automotive manufacturer, has today commenced trial production at its mega plant in Anantapur. The first ever vehicle at this plant will be produced in July.

"With the trial run of the first car today, Kia Motors sets a benchmark by commencing trial production in a record time of one and a half year. The Korean automobile giant will also collaborate with the Andhra Pradesh government for developing an ecosystem for electric vehicles," Chandrababu Naidu said.

For the Indian market, the company is coming up with an SUV whose concept is technically SP2. The Anantapur facility has seen an investment of around $1 billion by Kia, while vendors too have invested that much.

"There will be an installed capacity of 300,000 vehicles annually right from July," the company has been quoted as saying.

650 ఎకరాల్లో 13000 వేల కోట్లతో కొరియా దేశ దిగ్గజ సంస్థ ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ లో నిర్మించిన కియా అనంతకే తలమానికంగా మారింది, ఉద్యోగ అవకాశాలు పెరిగాయి, వలసలు తగ్గాయి. ఈ నెల 29న కియా కారు రోడ్డుపై నడిపి ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ ముఖ్యమంత్రి మరోచరిత్ర సృష్టించనున్నారు. #KiaInIndia @KiaMotorsIN pic.twitter.com/jB5a2dhNCz

— Anantapur District (@anantapurgoap) January 29, 2019