Jeep Subcompact SUV In The Works For The Indian Market
Jeep Subcompact SUV In The Works For The Indian Market
The new subcompact SUV from Jeep India will slot below the Compass and will be the company's most affordable model when it is launched in India
The Jeep brand has been the lifeline of the Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) Group in India and the Compass gave the group a second wind in our market back in 2017 when it was launched. The Jeep Compass, in fat, is the most affordable Jeep model money can buy in India and sales soared in India, so much so that more than 50,000 cars have already been sold and more than 17,000 have been exported from the country. So, the Compass was the right note to start on, but there's a more affordable model on its way and this one is likely to be a sub-4 metre SUV.

Speaking to abhishek sharma Partha Datta, President and Managing Director, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles India said, "We are very actively studying a sub-four metre SUV for the Indian market. I can't give you a timeframe now but that's one commitment that Mr. Marchionne made in the capital markets day in 2018." In the current scenario, the Jeep Compass which has been a runaway success for the brand in India has prices starting from ₹ 16 lakh going as high as over ₹ 26 lakh for the range topping variant. The Jeep 526, as the subcompact SUV is internally called or is codenamed, will make the brand more accessible to a wider set of customers especially in the urban demography.
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