Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned now by the Tata Group, commissioned its first plant in India at Chikli near Pune on Friday, 27th May 2011.
The Land Rover Freelander 2 SUV's imported in Completely Knocked Down condition from their plant at Halerwood, Liverpool, UK, will be assembled at the Pune plant.
JLR intends to establish its retail presence in 12 principal cities in India by appointing 14 dealers.
Ralph Speth, Chief Executive officer, JLR, said: "We are excited about the prospect of assembling cars in Pune for the India market where we have achieved significant growth since we opened our first showroom in 2009. it is a great time to be expanding our operation in India due to the increasing demand for luxury products and the strength of the Indian economy." He added: "The reason as to why the brand is making a headway in India is because it has contributed 1,043 million GBP to the Tata Motors brand."
Carl-Peter Forster, MD & Group CEO, said: "Tata motors has made a huge step forward as a group in overall capability. Also, there are benefits for JLR by using what has to offer and by using the engineering capabilities in India by tapping into the India-based community of engineering services." Forster said further that JLR aimed to develop a R&D centre which will aim to design new body chassis, engine derivatives, and also introduce new vehicles itself.
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