Tata Motors has announced it will expand Land Rover, the manufacturer it surprisingly purchased earlier this year with Jaguar, in India during the next year.
And it may also soon expand the Jaguar line’s footprint throughout the country.
Tata Motors acquired Jaguar and Land Rover, Britain’s two prestige brands, earlier this year for more than two billion dollars.
"Land Rover is already present in India in Mumbai in a small way,” said Rajiv Dube, Tata Motors president for passenger cars. “What we understand from our colleagues in Jaguar Land
Rover (JLR) that they are looking at expanding Land Rover's footprint in the Indian market in a fairly aggressive manner in the near future.”
Land Rover recently opened a dealership in Gurgaon, India, but is not a pan-India expansion, Dube said.
Ravi Kant, Tata Motors’ Managing Director, recently told analysts the company was exploring ways to bring Land Rover and Jaguar into India, just like the brands’ plans to explore the Russian and Chinese markets.
Tata Motors’ plans to incorporate Land Rover and Jaguar into the Indian market will be represented by a small volume of vehicles, since both brands are high-price products
Simultaneous to its announcements of Land Rover and Jaguar expansion, Tata Motors also announced the launch of its second-generation compact car, Indica Vista.
