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FCA India Automobiles Private Limited (FCAIPL), formerly known as "Fiat Group Automobiles India Private Limited", is the Indian subsidiary of Stellantis, formed in 1997. The company was established for the production of cars and engines under the brand Fiat, Abarth, and Jeep. It is the ninth largest Indian car manufacturer by sales in India.
Introduced in late 1954 as a 1955 model, the CJ-5 was a civilian version of the M38A1 military Jeep used in the Korean War. The most noticeable addition was the new rounded hood, designed specifically to accommodate the Hurricane engine. 603,303 were built over nearly 30 years, making it the longest-lived and most popular "Universal".
Prior to 1940 the term "jeep" had been used as U.S. Army slang for new recruits or vehicles, [11] [12] but the World War II "jeep" that went into production in 1941 specifically tied the name to this light military 4×4, arguably making them the oldest four-wheel drive mass-production vehicles now known as SUVs. [13]
CKD American cars until 1930s, trucks including Dodge 100 "Kew", Dodge 300, Dodge 500, Dodge D series (medium duty) and Fargo derivatives: early car production included Chrysler, DeSoto and Dodge models, closed when production switched to former Rootes plant at Dunstable Linwood Assembly: Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland: 1964: 1978
The company operates 202 branches across 73 cities in India as of 2019. [10] Apart from its own branches, the company has a tie-up with more than 10,000 channel partners across 230 cities in India. [8] The company touched 150,000 annual car sales in 2019. [5] Old logo of CARS24. In May 2020, the company launched CARS24 Moto. [11]
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Mahindra has made Jeep-like off-road vehicles since a 1947 contract with Willys to build them for the Indian market. [4] [5] The Roxor was announced in November 2017 and began sales on March 2, 2018. [6] [7] In the United States, it is classified as an off-highway side-by-side (SxS).
The India-spec model is available with two engine options - a 1.4-liter I4, turbocharged MultiAir petrol, and a 2.0-liter I4, turbocharged Multijet II diesel engine. [32] [33] In 2017 Jeep sold about 10,000 Compasses in India from the day of release until the middle of December. In 2017, the vehicle contains over 65% Indian parts. [34]