VW Begins Tiguan SUV Production in India

This week Volkswagen AG began assembling its Tiguan SUV at the company’s factory in Aurangabad, India.

The vehicle, likely to be priced starting at about 2.5 million rupees ($38,200), will compete in the country with the Ford Endeavour and Toyota Fortuner SUVs when it goes on sale in May. The Indian-made Tiguan, positioned as VW’s premium SUV, will be powered by a 2.0-liter, 190-hp diesel and 7-speed automatic transmission.

The Tiguan marks VW’s return to the SUV market in India. The company discontinued its imported Touareg, a larger and more expensive model, in 2014 because of disappointing sales.