At its 2026 Investor Day, Stellantis Group, the parent company of Jeep Motors, announced that Jeep will launch a new SUV through its joint venture (JV) with Tata Motors. Due in 2028, the SUV will be developed on a platform provided by Tata Motors. The automaker positions India as a key low-cost manufacturing and export hub for its future new energy vehicles. Furthermore, the SUV will also be exported to 50 countries.
"Tata Motors has been a Stellantis partner for more than 20 years and will provide a highly competitive platform to develop a new Jeep car that will be developed in India, assembled in India, in our Stellantis Tata JV in India for the world. The upcoming Jeep model is expected to become one of five globally-oriented products Stellantis is developing in Asia using local partnerships and lower-cost engineering ecosystems,” said Grégoire Olivier, Head of Asia Pacific region at Stellantis, India
Whilst it was not exactly revealed which platform would be used, we expect it to be the ARGOS platform utilised by the Tata Sierra. Technically, it suits the Jeep brand, because it allows for AWD, which is crucial for Jeep, and also electrification, thereby making it future-proof. Previously, Jeep announced a new SUV for our market in 2027 as part of its 2.0 Strategy for India.
Stellantis stated that through its collaboration with Tata Motors, it aims to "leverage manufacturing, technology and sourcing synergies through existing JV for the Indian market and export." The company already has a long-standing relationship with Tata Motors for manufacturing Fiat engines at the Ranjangaon facility. The Tata partnership is especially important because it gives Stellantis access to local engineering scale, supply chains and cost structures that are increasingly difficult to replicate in Europe or North America. Olivier said that the India-developed Jeep project would help Stellantis remain “asset light” while improving competitiveness globally.
The company currently operates in India through brands such as Jeep and Citroën, both of which have faced challenges scaling volumes in a highly competitive and price-sensitive market. With empowered regional operations, Stellantis may be able to adapt its India strategy faster and tailor products more specifically to local conditions. As of now, Jeep sells the Compass and its three-row counterpart, the Meridian, the Wrangler off-roader and the flagship Grand Cherokee in India
With inputs from Prerna Lidhoo
Dhruv Dhaka
Dipan Sur
Uday Singh
