The new SUV, which cannot be registered for on-road use is based on the Mahindra Thar that we get in India but bears a different grille as Mahindra does not have the rights to use the iconic seven slat grille in the United States. This is also the design that has been used on the Roxor.Īlso Read: Jeep Compass Trailhawk - Diesel Automatic - ReviewĪs we reported a few weeks ago, FCA or Fiat Chrysler Automobiles had approached the International Trade Commission in the United States to stop sales of the Mahindra Roxor off-road vehicle that was launched in March 2018. Known internally as 'Approved Grille Design', the design used a 4 and a half slat design with the central slat raised slightly and also placed below the Mahindra logo. In 2009, Mahindra and Chrysler had come to an agreement and signed an official contract over the grille the former can use on its vehicles in the United States. NDTV carandbike has a copy of the filing, which states that the grille used on the Roxor is not liable to any copyright infringement as it is unlike the traditional 7-spoke grille that is used on Jeep vehicles. And now it has, by filing its own complaint against FCA for a breach of contract, in the United States District Court, Eastern District - Michigan.

In a response to the FCA complaint filed with the International Trade Commission (ITC), Mahindra had earlier released a statement that it was aware of the matter and would be responding soon.

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