Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, India, shipped its first batch of 600 right-hand drive units of the made-in-India Jeep Compass from the Bombay Port Trust facility to Australia and to Japan. The SUVs are produced in the company's Ranjangaon factory situated near the city of Pune, and have over 65% localized Indian content. The...
Exports Look Up for Global Auto Makers in India
According to the latest export numbers released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, Ford India maintained a strong export trajectory for April - September 2017. With 82,347 units (+11.5% growth) Ford has the biggest share, accounting for 22.7% of the shipments. Built at the integrated Sanand plant in Gujarat,...
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...