Jeep Compact SUV to Bring Competition to Duster and EcoSport

The iconic SUV maker Jeep's Indian subsidiary has already disclosed its Indian plans, the company is planning to make the Indian debut with the popular Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee models. The company which has earlier revealed its plans of launching a B-Segment and a c-segment Compact SUVs in India, now further discloses that the said vehicles will be manufactured in India and then will be exported to several international markets.

Moreover, India will be the first market to receive the 2014 Jeep B-Segment SUV, which is expected to be priced around Rs 10-12 lakh and to compete against the likes of Renault Duster, Ford EcoSport and Mahindra Quanto. The B-segment SUV from the Jeep will house a 1.4-litre petrol and fiat's 1.6-litre multijet diesel engine.

The above mentioned Jeep's C-Segment SUV too will be a made in India product and to be priced around Rs 14-15 lakh, which will make it a close competitor of Mahindra & Mahindra's popular SUV XUV500 in India. Speaking on the same, Enrico Atanasio said, “The B-segment SUV will be totally new and India will be a pilot market before we take it worldwide. In terms of size, it will be similar to the Renault Duster or Ford Ecosport. Over the next quarter, there will be massive market research in India,” Atanasio said.

The Indian market which has already seen the Renault Duster and Quanto's success, is soon going to get the Ford EcoSport and then will arrive Jeep aforementioned compact SUVs. Considering these factors, it will be interesting to see what Jeep brings to the Indian automotive scene.

Source - Financialexpress

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