Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) India unveiled the Jeep Compass, its Global SUV to select journalist at its Ranjangaon facility near Pune yesterday (April 12, 2017).

The car and SUV manufacturer is gearing up its facility to roll out the first Jeep Compass from its Ranjangaon manufacturing facility by June 2017. FCA has invested US$ 280 million in the Jeep Compass project.

Contrary to the trend followed by some OEMs of developing and launching ‘Made for India' products in India, FCA will launch its ‘Global Product' in the Indian market. Importantly, the Jeep Compass will be made in India.

"We want to give our Indian customers a truly global product with unmatched features that will definitely appeal to their aspirational tastes," Kevin Flynn, President and MD, FCA India, told The Machinist.

"While the product itself will have many industry-first features in the Indian SUV segment, we have also used many new and advanced manufacturing technologies at our Ranjangaon facility to produce this vehicle," he added.

The Jeep Compass will be launched in the third quarter of calendar year 2017 in India. Besides India, FCA is also manufacturing the Jeep Compass at three other global locations - Brazil, Mexico and China. The Indian facility will also export the Jeep Compass to right hand drive (RHD) markets across the world.

"There will be absolutely no difference in the products sold in the Indian market and the products exported to the other RHD markets globally. Jeep Compass is a truly global car and we are proud to bring it to India," Flynn said.

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