Made-in-India Jeep compass local production to commence by june

FCA India, a wholly owned subsidiary of the world’s seventh largest automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is all set to roll out the Jeep Compass from its Ranjangaon manufacturing facility by June 2017. The car and SUV manufacturer had invested US$ 280 million in the Jeep Compass project.

• The Jeep Compass will have high levels of Quality and Safety; will be one of the safest SUVs in India
• Manufacturing of the Jeep Compass will set benchmarks in the Indian Automobile Industry
• The Compass comes with many Industry-first features standard across the range

The manufacturing of Jeep Compass sets high benchmarks in the Indian Automobile Industry having introduced many technologies and processes for the first time ever. The Jeep Compass will have the highest levels of Quality and will be one of the safest SUVs on Indian roads when launched in the third quarter of calendar year 2017.

At the SUV’s first showcase at the manufacturing facility Kevin Flynn – President and Managing Director, FCA India said, “The local production schedule of the Jeep Compass is firmly on track and we are all set to begin local production of the Jeep brand’s Global SUV by June this year. The Jeep Compass will come with several Industry-first features and will set benchmarks in the Indian SUV space.”

The Company also announced two powertrain options that will be offered with the Jeep Compass – the 160+ HP, 250 Nm Multi-air petrol and the 170+ HP, 350 Nm, Diesel. The SUV will also come with options of the 6-speed manual transmission and the seven-speed Dual Dry Clutch Technology Automatic or DDCT. Both these engines will be scalable to BS VI regulatory requirements in India.

He added, “One of the important highlights of the Jeep Compass is that both its export as well as the India models will be identical in terms of Build and Quality. We will export to International right-hand drive markets from India.”