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Kia India hits 1-million units produced milestone

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Kia India marked the milestone of producing one million vehicles from its manufacturing facility at Anantapur by rolling out the first unit of its newest innovation—the new Seltos. It is now available for pre-bookings in India. It is now available for pre-bookings in India.

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Renault and Nissan investing $600M in new models for India, including two EVs

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Renault and Nissan announced a new long-term vision for India, increasing production and R&D activities, introducing electric vehicles, and transitioning to carbon-neutral manufacturing. They will include four new C-segment SUVs.

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Kia’s made-in-India SUV and MPV exports cross 250,000 units | Autocar Professional

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Kia, which commenced its Indian operations in August 2019, has shipped over 250,000 locally manufactured vehicles. As per data available with industry body SIAM, till end-April 2024, Kia India has dispatched a total of 252,830 units to overseas markets. Of these, four barring the EV6 (which is an import) have been exported.

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Renault-Nissan’s new India strategy include new cars, renewed manufacturing push

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Renault Nissan Alliance recently held a press meet in Chennai revealing the group’s India strategy going forward. The group has already announced that the carmaker duo will launch four new models, two from each manufacturer. These will include a five-seater and a seven-seater SUVs, manufactured jointly.

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Leapmotor likely to introduce Tiago EV rival and SUV as in India | Autocar Professional

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Chinese EV brand Leapmotor, which has a joint venture (JV) with the Amsterdam-based Stellantis, may announce its India entry plan soon. Autocar India, on February 29, was the first to report on the possibility of Leapmotor making an India foray. Leapmotor, which sold a 20% stake for €1.5

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Top 10 affordable SUVs in India | Autocar Professional

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The ever-growing market shift towards high-riding vehicles in the past few years has resulted in almost all major manufacturers introducing affordable, entry-level SUVs in India. In 2024, the sub-Rs 10 lakh space is crowded with tons of SUV offerings to choose from, which leaves the buyer spoilt for choice. It gets a 1.5-litre,

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Luxury car & SUV sales in India rise 20% to 45,000+ units in FY24 | Autocar Professional

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A global trend that has also found resonance in India over the past three years is the soaring demand for luxury as well as super-luxury cars and SUVs. As per JATO Dynamics India, cumulative sales of seven luxury carmakers in FY2024 were 45,311 units, up 20.5 Notably, the GLE was the best-selling luxury SUV in India last fiscal.

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