Kia on Friday said it is contesting an Indian tax demand of $14 million for wrongly using free trade agreements to claim lower tariffs on some electronic car part imports, the latest tax tussle between the South Korean automaker and New Delhi.

South Korean automaker, Kia, is disputing a $14 million tax demand from Indian authorities, the company revealed on Friday. The tax demand alleges that Kia wrongly claimed lower tariffs on certain electronic car part imports,

India has accused South Korean carmaker, Kia of evading taxes of $155 million by missclassifying component imports, reported Reuters quoting a document and two sources. The latest conflict comes in a series of such rifts between a foreign automaker with New Delhi over tariffs.

India has accused South Korea's Kia of evading taxes of $155 million by misclassifying component imports but the carmaker has denied wrongdoing, the latest fight by a foreign automaker with New Delhi over tariffs,