The car is priced between Rs 711,000 and 987,000.
From an average of about 1,800 units a month in 2010-11, Fiat sales dropped to about 900 units a month in the first four months of this financial year, according to data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.
The carmaker wants to enter the fast-growing SUV segment in the country. The off-road pick-ups and luxury SUVs will be the first vehicles from the Chrysler, owned by Fiat, stable to be launched in India.
The April-June quarter of 2018 happens to be the weakest for the Jeep since the launch, making it evident that it is not easy for a carmaker to sustain growth with a single product.
Italian carmaker Fiat's long-awaited turnaround plan includes a plant closure in India and the trimming of truck-making facilities in Spain and Italy, a magazine said in an article to be published on Friday.
Fiat Chrysler will be shipping its first India made product - the Compass SUV - to right hand drive markets like UK, Japan, Australia and South Africa in the next few months.
For four decades, Fiat was the only well-known car brand in India other than Ambassador. What's more, while Ambassador was for the officialdom and families, Fiat was the car of the yuppie, forward-looking folks. So strong was the brand name that it did not get diluted even though the badge changed to Premier as far back as 1973.
The Fiat Group based in India plans to source auto components worth $1 billion (around Rs 4,900 crore) from domestic auto ancillaries in 2010. About 70 per cent of the outsourced parts will be solely for the Fiat Group's multiple operations in India.
Here's how the carmaker plans to cover lost ground.
Fiat Punto is Fiat's new entry-level model in India.
Fiat has revised its India strategy. The car maker, which was among the first western auto companies to enter India, is betting big on SUVs and sporty cars. It no longer wants to compete in the small car segment.
The company, which is present in India through a joint venture with Tata Motors, recently restructured its board in India by replacing two of its directors.
As part of a 50:50 joint venture agreement signed in 2007, the two companies had agreed to a joint distribution network and back-end support, besides co-manufacturing of products at the Ranjangaon facility near Pune.
Widespread use of crypto assets, including stablecoins, can have a negative impact on the macroeconomic and financial stability of a country, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday. In its Financial Stability Report (FSR), the banking regulator highlighted that excessive use of crypto assets can reduce effectiveness of monetary policy, worsen fiscal risks, circumvent capital flow management measures, divert resources available for financing the real economy and threaten global financial stability.
India has been selected as Fiat's manufacturing hub for right-hand drive versions of the Linea sedan.
A 96-year-old woman, Homai Vyarawala from Vadodara has sold her 55-year-old original Fiat car to buy the Tata Nano.
Taxing capital less may not lead to more investments but taxing more will drive capital away, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday said during a discussion on Inequality, Economic Growth and Inclusion. While it is easy to drive capital out, bringing it back is a lot harder, said Nageswaran.
In 2015, the group will introduce the much-awaited Wrangler and Grand Cherokee.
Fiat has come up with a great offer for potential customers: a mid-size Sedan.
The company will also bring global products such as Abarth.
The Italian hot hatch with its high-end features along with powerful and refined engine choices poses serious challenge to premium car makers of India.
Iconic Italian brand Alfa Romeo is all set to burn rubber on Indian roads next year as Fiat, the parent company, prepares to launch the brand in the local market, according to top Fiat India executives.
The two new products are part of the company's revival strategy plans in India where it has been struggling to win consumers.
Fiat Group Automobiles India is the Indian arm of Italian automobile major Fiat. Asked when the financial services division is likely to be rolled out, he said, "We are planning to do that as part of our announcement in April.
Tata Motors on Friday announced its partnership with Italy-based Fiat Auto Spa.
The Fiat Urban Cross brings the 'Urban' back into the small hatchback with some beefed-up looks and quintessential Italian flair and quirks, writes Indian automobile website MotorBeam.
The company opened its dealership in Ahmedabad today, which is 28th in the country and the second in Gujarat, after Surat.
The iconic brand is considering petrol powertrains for its entire Indian portfolio, which includes the Jeep Compass, Meridian, Grand Cherokee and Wrangler.
Analysts said the development marked a renewed attempt by Fiat to boost its position in the rapidly growing Indian car market.
It's 2014 now, and Fiat dares to dream again -- it is on the cusp of launching the facelifted version of the Punto.
The Italian car giant surprised the recession-hit global auto industry with an announcement that it is bidding to take over the GM's struggling Opel brand to consolidate its global base. Though Fiat entered India almost six decades ago, it is facing rough competition from car manufacturers from Japan and South Korea. It tied up with Tata Motors for building a manufacturing plant near Pune to increase its supply capacity in 2007.
The state transport department recently announced to give permit to 3,000 new taxis.
The Italian stallion emerges as more desirable drive.
Now it's the turn of Fiat to unleash its supermini, the Grande Punto, in to the Indian market. The Italian beauty is likely to be priced around Rs 6.5 lakh (Rs 650,000).
The company on Friday rolled out the Linea from the plant at Ranjangaon near Pune in Maharashtra, from where production of the car began. The company also announced major export plans for its seven-year-old model Palio, being manufactured at the car assembly and powertrain engines plant at Ranjangaon.
People have embraced these compact cars because they are not only well appointed, but are also more practical, cheaper to own, have higher fuel efficiency, and are easy to park.
A proposal by the joint venture between Tata Motors and Fiat to set up a facility to manufacture the world's most famous small diesel engine -- the 1.3 multijet -- had been rejected by Japan's largest maker of minicars, Suzuki Motor Corporation.
Tata Motors is considering increasing its capacity for the passenger car business unit and would take a final call on it in the next two years.
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Though underpowered, the ride quality feels plush.
