Rs 35 lakh Tata Land Rover on Indian roads in Oct
Prospects for Tata Motors-owned Land Rover in India will get a boost when it launches its cheapest sports utility vehicle, the Freelander, in October for under Rs 35 lakh (Rs 3.5 million).
The Freelander, a compact yet premium 4X4 SUV, is sold in large European markets such as the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain as well as in China. According to informed sources, the SUV is in final stages of homologation at the Automotive Research Association of India in Pune.
The SUV will attract an import duty of more than 100 per cent as it will land in India as a completely built unit. The Freelander is sold at about Rs 17 lakh (pound 21,295) in the UK. Its cost in India could thus go up to Rs 35 lakh.
Higher variants of the Freelander could cost up to Rs 53 lakh (Rs 5.3 million). It will still be cheaper than the other Land Rover SUVs. Tata Motors currently sells three models of the Land Rover brand in the domestic market which includes Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Discovery 3. The Discovery 3, the cheapest of these, carries a price tag of Rs 63 lakh (Rs 6.3 million).
