The Kia Motors India, the world’s 8th largest automaker, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Andhra Pradesh to collaborate on the “Partnership for Future Eco Mobility”.
The partnership reinforces Kia’s commitment to support the Andhra Pradesh government in growing the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) and the development of a local EV infrastructure. The memorandum was signed in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu by Kookhyun Shim, Managing Director and CEO of Kia Motors India and APIIA Managing Director Babu A.
As part of the agreement, Kia Motors has provided the government with three examples of its global bestselling eco car, a Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid and a Niro EV. The Kia is also installing a vehicle charging station at Vijayawada, for representatives from the regional government to charge their new environmentally-friendly fleet. The Chief Minister travelled in a car from bloc one to bloc five in the Secretariat.