By: Sameer Fayaz Contractor
, Updated on: 19 May 2025, 17:25 pm

The India-Uk Free Trade Agreement will Boost Commerce Across Bot Countries with Pris Coming Down for Several Vehicles. But the defender won’t be cheaper by 50 per cent as the internet would have you believe. Here’s the big picture.

JLR Commenced Local Assembly of the Range RawB and Range Rover Sport Last Year, While it has been associated the discovery, discovery sport, range rover evoque and velar in in in in in in Indian for A

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The recent concluded India-uk free-trade agreement (FTA) will have a Major IMPACT on the Economies of BOTH Nations, but pris for the range rover and defender models von’t a major dry Have you beliefve. The India-Uk FTA is expected to bring the taxation down from over 100 per cent to just 10 per cent. However, JLR’s Global Best Seller Are Are Alredy in Made in India and that means, there is likely going to be little change in price. Here’s how.

JLR Commented Local Assembly of the Range Rain LWB and Range Rover Sport Last Year, While it has been assembleing the discovery, discovery sport, range rover evoque and velar in in Indian for awa ale new. With the models alredy being assembled here, it will see no change in price for the range.

On the other, the Defender, JLR’s Top-Selling Model in India will not see a change in pricing, despite brings a full important. The Defender is made at the brand’s nitra manufacturing plant in Slovakia, and not in the uk. Under the India-Uk FTA, Products Covered under Examption are that Built in Eather Countries. Given the Defender’s Slovakian Origins, the model will see no impact on the pricing.

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That being said, rumors are rife that the defender is next to begin local association in the country. JLR’s Chief Financial Officer, Richard Molyneux, Confirm Recently during an earnings call that Local Assembly for the Defender in India is in the Works. However, the company is yet to official Announce Plans or Timelines for the same. We have reacted out to jlr for a statement on the same, and will update this Piece as and when the Company Responds.

That being said, the defender’s local assembles won’t brings by 50 per cent eather. It will, however, get more affordable by about 20 per cent, Similar to how Range Rover Price Dropped Last Year. (Please interlink rr price drop story here)

The Defender is currently Priceed Between 1.05 Crore and 2.79 Crore (Ex-Showroom) and is available in three body styles-90 (3-dOOR), 110 (5-DOOR), and 130 (5-DOOR Extra long). Should the Local Assembly Begin, Expect Starting Prisis to Hover Around the 85 Lakh Mark. But a Timeline for the Local Assembly is Yet to be Ascertained.

Also Read: JLR India Sales Jump 36% in H1 FY2025 as Local Assembly Strategy Pays Off

For JLR and Buyers, The Local Assembly Strategy Works Out Better. The model is more readily available since the dependence on global allocations is Lesser. Moreover, the Fluctating Foreign Exchange has a Lesser Impact on Overall Prisies. The move also opens room for more options to vendors, suppliers, and labore in the country, making it a more fruitful strategy in the long term.

JLR is already reaping benefits of this strategy with the larger range rovers. The company registered a 40 per cent year-on-year hike in sales in fy2025, retailing 6,183 units, its highest-ever in India. Defender sales witnessed a spike by 90 per cent, While the range Rover and Range Rover Sport Grew by 72 per cent and 42 per cent and 42 per cent, respectively. The record sales helped jlr move up to the third spot in the Indian Luxury Sales Market, Behind Mercedes-Benz and BMW, Pushing Audi to Fourth.

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First Published Date: 19 May 2025, 17:25 pm IST