Army to replace its iconic Maruti Gypsy fleet with Tata Safari Storme
The Army reportedly has over 30,000 Gypsy units currently in service and are extensively used in troops and officers transportation.
- Dec 6, 2016,
- Updated Apr 27, 2017 6:33 PM IST
Maruti Suzuki Gypsy has been the face of the Indian Army for a very long time. But not anymore. The Army is likely to replace its iconic Gypsy with a new range of SUVs with the Tata Safari Storme. The Army has already placed an initial order of close to 3,200 vehicles, which could increase 10-fold in the coming years.
While an official announcement is yet to be made, an Economic Times report suggests that Tata Motors beat off the Mahindra Group, which fielded its Scorpio SUV for the competition that kicked off in 2013. While the Safari and Scorpio both cleared the tests across rigorous terrains and tough conditions, reports suggests that Tata Motors has put forth a better deal.
The Army reportedly has over 30,000 Gypsy units currently in service and are extensively used in troops and officers transportation. The replacement process will begin early next year and the initial order of 3,198 new Safari Storme units will be delivered. As the Army prefers to have a single model across units due to logistic benefits, it is likely that Tata Motors will see more orders coming in soon.
If the Army signs the deal, this could be a second major order for Tata Motors this year, the earlier being Rs 1,300 crore deal in January for supplying high-mobility military trucks for the army.
Maruti Suzuki Gypsy has been the face of the Indian Army for a very long time. But not anymore. The Army is likely to replace its iconic Gypsy with a new range of SUVs with the Tata Safari Storme. The Army has already placed an initial order of close to 3,200 vehicles, which could increase 10-fold in the coming years.
While an official announcement is yet to be made, an Economic Times report suggests that Tata Motors beat off the Mahindra Group, which fielded its Scorpio SUV for the competition that kicked off in 2013. While the Safari and Scorpio both cleared the tests across rigorous terrains and tough conditions, reports suggests that Tata Motors has put forth a better deal.
The Army reportedly has over 30,000 Gypsy units currently in service and are extensively used in troops and officers transportation. The replacement process will begin early next year and the initial order of 3,198 new Safari Storme units will be delivered. As the Army prefers to have a single model across units due to logistic benefits, it is likely that Tata Motors will see more orders coming in soon.
If the Army signs the deal, this could be a second major order for Tata Motors this year, the earlier being Rs 1,300 crore deal in January for supplying high-mobility military trucks for the army.