Kumho HT Passes Quality Inspection at India Plant... "Imminent Supply of Products to Global Automakers"

As Hyundai Motor India's initial public offering (IPO) progresses successfully, automotive electronics company Kumho HT is set to make a full-scale entry into the Indian automotive market. Kumho HT announced on the 17th that it has completed the production of prototype vehicle LED modules at its Chennai plant in India and successfully passed the quality inspection (process audit) of a domestic global automaker.

The LED modules produced at the India plant are expected to be applied to various vehicle types, including electric vehicles and internal combustion engine vehicles. Kumho HT has already installed two production lines at the India plant and plans to establish a total of 10 lines in the future. Once the facility investment at the India plant is completed, it will have the production capacity to manufacture LED modules for 400,000 vehicles annually. Through this, Kumho HT expects annual sales of up to $40 million (approximately 50 billion KRW), according to the company.

The Indian automotive market recorded a scale of about 5 million vehicles last year, maintaining its position as the world's third largest after China and the United States. While India has the world's largest population of 1.4 billion people, its vehicle penetration rate is around 6%, which is low compared to the United States (91%) and China (23%), making it a market with significant growth potential.

A Kumho HT official stated, “As the Indian automotive market grows, global automakers are expanding local vehicle production and sales,” adding, “Through the Chennai plant in India, we plan to build cooperative relationships with domestic and international automotive companies and continuously expand sales of vehicle LED module products.”

He continued, “Having passed the quality inspection, the excellent quality and technology of locally produced products have been recognized, so we expect to start supplying parts to global automakers in earnest soon,” adding, “We will strengthen our position in the Indian automotive market through rapid mass production.”

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