Stellantis has confirmed 12 Citroen and Jeep launches for India by 2030 as part of a roadmap dubbed ‘Fastlane 2030’. Speaking to Autocar India at the 2026 Paris Motor Show, Tianshu Xin, head of Stellantis China and Asia-Pacific, confirmed a new investment of Rs 4,000 crore for the Indian market and said, “The plan is to introduce 12 new models in the next three years… Seven of them will be new models, and five are upgrades.” While Maserati is also under the Stellantis India umbrella, the Italian marque’s more niche, low-volume market positioning likely explains why it isn’t part of the planned model blitz.
Xin also provided an update on the long-overdue India entry of Stellantis’s Chinese EV brand, Leapmotor. Stellantis had planned to bring Leapmotor to India in 2025, but that evidently didn’t pan out. Xin noted that Leapmotor’s India entry is still being studied and that there has to be enough “volume potential to justify the business case”. Therefore, a decision on Leapmotor entering India will only be made when the business case is “proven and solid”.
Upcoming Citroen models: What to expect
Seven launches planned
Currently offering the C3, eC3, Aircross, Basalt, and C5 Aircross, Citroen will lead Stellantis’s further development of CNG offerings in India. The eC3 remains the immediate focus of Citroen’s EV side, with Hazela declining to confirm an electric Aircross. Seven launches are planned from Citroen as part of the product offensive, with an MPV and an A-segment car likely to be part of the list.
In addition to the new launches, Hazela said Citroen was increasing local and dealer-led marketing while developing more cost-competitive showroom and service formats. “We will be investing this not only on product, not only on manufacturing, not only on localization, but increasing our customer experience,” he remarked.
Asked whether Citroen’s initial approach had placed too much emphasis on cost cutting at the expense of features customers expected, Hazela said the company had learnt from the experience: “Giving what customers need is our philosophy. Whatever we do, we do it for the customer. And you rightly said, we learned, we improved and we are back.”
Upcoming Jeep models: What to expect
Five launches planned
At present, Jeep retails the Compass, Meridian, Grand Cherokee, and Wrangler in India, and has five launches planned. In an interview with Autocar India, Stellantis India CEO Shailesh Hazela noted that the upcoming model offensive will diversify Jeep India’s presence, including in segments like midsize SUVs and a premium pickup truck. “Jeep, there will be new product which will be coming from, I would say, B-segment, C-segment, D-segment and D pickup. All those will be the new product,” Hazela said.
The new Jeep midsize SUV based on the Tata Sierra’s ARGOS platform, which we reported on exclusively, is anticipated to be a part of the roadmap too. This SUV is expected to be offered with combustion and electric powertrains (à la the Sierra and Sierra EV), with a market launch planned sometime during the first half of 2028.
Interestingly, Hazela confirmed that an electric Jeep is in the works for India, but did not disclose its launch timeline, specifications, or manufacturing location. It may well be that he was referring to the ARGOS-based electric SUV. When asked whether every Jeep would offer at least one four-wheel-drive variant in India, Hazela stated that it would be the company’s effort, given its importance to the brand, but didn’t quite commit to it for every model.
Speaking on localisation for Jeep, Hazela cited Citroen’s localisation experience as a reference for future development, saying its India-developed products had achieved 95 percent localisation, including the engine and transmission. “Keeping the premiumness, keeping the DNA, but using it, the local ingredients, what we have. Make it for India, succeed in India, and then obviously the world is ours,” he said.
New multi-powertrain strategy to include ICE, EVs, and hybrids
Stellantis is open to sourcing powertrains from external suppliers too
Across the Citroen and Jeep, Stellantis India intends to expand its powertrain choices to include internal combustion engines, hybrids, EVs and CNG. It has not disclosed which technologies will be offered on individual models. “India is not just one kind of customer. We have to have option and we will be providing option, including ICE, hybrid, EV and CNG,” Hazela said.
Notably, Stellantis is also open to procuring powertrains from external suppliers. When asked directly about that possibility, Hazela said: “It’s an option, which is on the table.” This route could allow Stellantis to draw on a partner’s technology and development scale instead of bearing the entire cost itself.
Similarly, Stellantis is evaluating local and global partnerships for hybrids, alongside potential sourcing opportunities through free trade agreements. “These are solutions which are very costly to develop. And one way to look at it, how we can acquire from other countries using FTA. Second way is to use partnership globally, locally. So every option is being worked out,” he said.
All told, Citroen and Jeep haven’t been very successful at attracting buyers in recent years, but this upcoming barrage of launches is looking to be the shot in the arm Stellantis India needs to pique buyer interest again.
With inputs from Viraaj Neel Bhatnagar
