Iconic British Range Rover SUV will be made in India: first production outside the UK

Tata engines owned, Jaguar Land Rover announced today that it is the flagship Range Rover luxury SUV and Range Rover Sport will be available locally manufactured in the country. The SUVs will be manufactured at the company’s Pune facility and this move means that for the first time, these luxury SUVs will be manufactured outside the UK. Sales and deliveries of locally manufactured SUVs will also start from today.

The company has already produced four Land Rover models in India – F-Pace, Discovery Sport, Evoque and Velar.Now the flagship Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models will be produced in parallel, with production of both models complementing production already taking place in the UK. Solihull since 1970. Solihull will also remain home to the upcoming fully electric Range Rover and its high-performance ‘SV’ variants.

Conversation about price listThe locally produced Range Rover with the 3.0-litre HSE LWB diesel engine is priced at Rs 2.36 crore and the Autobiography petrol variant is priced at Rs 2.6 crore (both ex-showroom prices). The much sportier Range Rover Sport costs Rs 1.40 crore (ex-showroom). Along with this announcement, the company also inaugurated Range Rover House – the first experiential brand center in India, located in Alibaug, on the Konkan coast.
Lennard Hoornik, JLR commercial director, said; “India has seen steady and spectacular economic growth over the last few years and will soon grow steadily as well. This development has resulted in enormous opportunities to localize product offerings for demanding Indian customers. Local production sales of Range Rover and Range Rover Sport in India is another significant step towards consolidating the brand’s position as the most desirable current luxury SUV family, in the countryside.”

“Although the Range Rover will now be ‘Made in India’ for customers in this market, this is exemplary British design remains distinctive and will continue to define the aesthetic grace and technological sophistication that are synonymous with the Range Rover brand.”
Geraldine Ingham, managing director of Range Rover, said; “Globally, we are seeing the highest level of customer demand for the Range Rover in our 53-year history. This is an unprecedented success story and India is a very essential part of it. Retail sales in India, in FY24 alone, grew by 160% and the local production of Range Rover will enable the brand to respond to the growing demand from discerning customers and celebrities across the country.”

Rajan Amba, Managing Director, JLR India, said; “It is a proud moment for all of us in India as we have become the first country to locally produce the iconic Range Rover. This is a testament to the quality standards we have successfully achieved in local manufacturing in India, which are on par with JLR standards globally. The locally manufactured Range Rover family will combine the best of both worlds as exceptional British design, technology and sophistication meet the pride of owning a ‘Made in India’ luxury vehicle.
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