In India from the Kia plant, engines stole three years

During this time, two employees of the Indian enterprise with accomplices took out more than a thousand engines from the enterprise (previously reported 900 units), which were handed over for scrap metal. The foreman and the head of the shipment department of power units, as well as several of their accomplices from the outside, were suspects of the crime. According to the investigation, they accepted the engines from the supplier and took them from the territory of the plant on fake documents and passes.

According to Reuters, thousands of engines at the KIA plant in India were lost during the inventory in March this year. Local law enforcement officers found that two former employees of the enterprise were in conspiracy with the buyer of scrap metal, together they stole the units worth $ 2.3 million – this is equivalent to 182 million rubles. One of the suspects was detained, the other is put on the wanted list. Both faces a prison conclusion for up to 10 years.

After that, the Indian unit KIA promised to tighten the control system at the enterprise.

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The KIA plant has been located Andra Pradesh and has been operating since 2019. 1.1 billion dollars were invested in the construction of the enterprise, and its capacities are designed to produce 300 thousand cars a year. The first model of the brand, localized in India, was the compact crossover Seltos. Currently, in addition to Seltos, Kia produces in the country Sonet, Carens, https://motor.ru/news/kia-carens-clavis-08-05-2025.htm, EV5 and SYROS.

Last year, KIA sold 255 thousand cars on the Indian market-six percent more than in 2023. In 2025, the automaker plans to increase sales to 400 thousand cars.

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