Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Ranjangaon plant near Pune in the western state of Maharashtra, is now one of four global manufacturing hubs for Jeep Compass. This plant in India will be the only place where the right-hand-drive model will be manufactured and exported to all right-hand-drive markets, reports IndianCarsBikes.In. "Our...
India is a Focus Market for Fiat Chrysler
In an interview with Business Standard, Kevin Flynn, president and managing director of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, India, said that the company has robust plans for a 'made in India' variant of their Jeep brand. “We have invested $280 million in our facility at Ranjangaon near Pune to mobilize our localization...
Jeep Brand Returns to India
Celebrating its most successful year ever in 2015 selling over 1.2 million cars, and its 75th anniversary this year, Jeep, the wholly owned subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of Michigan, disclosed that in mid-2016, it will start selling cars in India for the first time. Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Jeep Grand...
America's Jeep Returns to India with $280 Million Investment
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that it will invest approximately $280 million in its manufacturing joint venture, Fiat India Automobiles, with Tata Motors. The manufacturing facility in Ranjangaon, located around 31 miles (50 km) from Pune in the western state of Maharashtra, will support the production of a new Jeep vehicle. Production is...
Jeep Enters India with Wrangler
Another American icon, Jeep, will be on the Indian roads again in 2015 with the Cherokee and the Wrangler being the first entrants imported into the country. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will begin SUV brands central to its global expansion, in India in 2015, the brand’s chief, Mike Manley, speaking at...