expected to hold fort but it have to build volumes in the domestic market to accelerate the return on investment of over rs 6500 crore in india general motors india has bigger worries the company is sitting on accumulated losses of over a billion dollars sales have plummeted and its plans of selling its halol plant in gujarat is stuck due to labour issues that is not all the platform which was going to form the basis for its models for the coming decade has been put on hold until then gm was to rely on products sold in south east asia the spin mpv and trailblazer suv and work closely with isuzu of japan for cobadged products in india to bring in more utility vehicle options even those plans are stuck gm will also rely on the all new beat and its derivatives and is close to developing the tavera that will comply with new emission norms these two models will form the basis of companys portfolio in the domestic market in the coming three years of the three fiat chrysler is on a better footing formerly fiat india the company launched good products in india but the execution was poor a string of failed partnerships from premier to tata hastened the decline of the brand according to analysts but the good news is that chrysler has products that can be tailored for india fiatchrysler has to absorb new ideas on cost efficiency and productivity in order to succeed in india says subbu chrysler delayed the plans of launching its famed jeep twice in the past citing rupee depreciation and slowdown and when it was finally preparing for launch a ban on diesel vehicles in national capital region came into effect in december 2015 now it is homologating petrol engines for its grand cherokee and wrangler models to ensure that it is able to participate in sales for ncr belt which accounts for 25 of luxury vehicle sales in the country kevin flynn md of fiat chrysler india says fiat chrysler india is focussing on building the brand in the first phase by launching a completely built unit before it launches a locally assembled model in late 2017 which would be more attainable to indian masses the big question is whether these moves will suffice by lijee philip et bureau published on aug 6 2016 at 0833 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app general motors