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Kia India is planning to invest Rs 35 crores over a five-year period between 2025 and 2029 to support academic infrastructure, collaborative research programmes, and student development initiatives at the Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati (IIT-Tirupati).

This comes after the mass premium carmaker signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT-Tirupati. The collaboration aims to establish the institution as a prominent centre of excellence in advanced manufacturing, electric mobility, and sustainable automotive technologies.

Gwanggu Lee, Managing Director and CEO, Kia Indi...