Stellantis is set to develop and manufacture a new Jeep vehicle in India for global markets through its joint venture partnership with Tata Motors, reinforcing the country’s growing importance as a low-cost manufacturing and export hub for next-generation mobility solutions.
Speaking about the company’s Asia-Pacific growth strategy, Grégoire Olivier, Head of Asia Pacific at Stellantis, said India will play a major role in the automaker’s future expansion plans. Leveraging its long-standing collaboration with Tata Motors, Stellantis aims to utilize India’s competitive engineering and manufacturing ecosystem to develop a globally focused Jeep model.
According to Olivier, the upcoming Jeep vehicle will be one of five globally targeted products being developed by Stellantis in Asia through regional partnerships and cost-efficient engineering platforms. The move marks a strategic shift for Stellantis in India, transforming the country from merely a sales market for brands such as Jeep and Citroën into a key export and product-development base for international programmes.
The partnership with Tata Motors is expected to provide Stellantis with significant advantages in local engineering capabilities, supply chain integration and competitive cost structures, which are becoming increasingly difficult to achieve in Europe and North America.
During the company’s Investor Day 2026 presentation, Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa stated that the Tata partnership would help strengthen the company’s product lineup in India while supporting exports to Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and South America through synergies in manufacturing, technology, product development and supply chain operations.
Olivier also highlighted that the India-developed Jeep project would help Stellantis maintain an “asset-light” business model while enhancing its global competitiveness. He further pointed to the company’s Citroën smart car programme in India as evidence of Stellantis’ growing confidence in India’s capabilities for developing affordable and compact vehicles for international markets.
Stellantis plans to export India- and China-developed vehicles to more than 50 countries worldwide. The company estimates that cumulative sales generated through these programmes could exceed €60 billion over the next five years.
The India strategy forms part of a broader Asia-Pacific roadmap that relies heavily on strategic partnerships. One of the key pillars of this strategy is Stellantis’ alliance with Chinese EV maker Leapmotor, in which Stellantis owns nearly a 20 percent stake. Through their joint venture, Leapmotor International, Stellantis holds exclusive rights to market Leapmotor vehicles outside China.
Leapmotor delivered nearly 600,000 battery electric vehicles in 2025, making it the world’s sixth-largest BEV manufacturer. Stellantis aims to sell 180,000 Leapmotor EVs in international markets next year by leveraging China’s cost-efficient EV ecosystem.
In addition, Stellantis is expanding its collaboration with Dongfeng Motor Corporation. Through their DPCA joint venture, the companies plan to develop and manufacture two new Jeep models and two Peugeot models in China, while also exploring another EV-focused joint venture.
Olivier said Stellantis targets sales of 100,000 localized vehicles globally by 2028 through its Tata and Dongfeng partnerships, with further growth expected beyond that period. The company also plans to double its Asia-Pacific business while achieving an adjusted operating income margin of 4–6 percent.
Antonio Filosa added that the future global automotive industry will become increasingly fragmented across regions, technologies and customer preferences. Stellantis believes the industry is being reshaped by five major trends: regional fragmentation, intensifying Chinese competition, rising cost pressures, uneven EV adoption and the growing role of technology and artificial intelligence.
Currently operating in India through Jeep and Citroën, Stellantis has faced challenges in scaling volumes within the country’s highly competitive and price-sensitive automotive market. However, the company believes that empowering regional operations and local partnerships will enable it to adapt products more effectively to local market requirements.
Under its long-term “Fastlane 2030” strategy, Stellantis plans to focus on six key pillars: sharper portfolio management, disciplined investment in new technologies, stronger strategic partnerships, optimized manufacturing operations, disciplined execution and empowered regional businesses.
