We had, however, expected the SUV to take some time in development, and hit the roads only in 2011. Force Motors Chairman Abhay N Firodia, in an interview to Economic Times has somewhat hinted that the SUV may hit the showrooms much earlier than anticipated. Mr Firodia said “We will launch a Sports utility vehicle (SUV) sometime this year. We do not have a product in this segment, but we have developed a new platform which will allow us to launch a stylish new vehicle in a segment which is very popular. We are in the rural market with the Trax, which is rural multi-utility vehicle used as a rural taxi in those states that allow it. The SUV is a completely different segment from the Trax, though,”
Force Motors has its manufacturing plants in Akurdi near Pune and Pithampur, near Indore, in Madhya Pradesh, where its equal JV, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge is also located.
Notably, Force Motors makes its own engines, chassis, gear boxes, axles, etc for its entire product range.
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