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Jeep is the quintessential off road brand, with the first Jeeps ever built going to the military. Jeep has barely changed its styling over the last 50 years, but the brand has a strong and loyal following. Models to watch: TJ, Rubicon, Grand Cherokee SRT8

Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Bound For European Market

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Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Bound For European Market
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel wasn’t long for this world in its previous iteration, but the oil-burning Jeep will soldier on in Europe, where diesels enjoy massive popularity. Bowing at the Geneva Auto Show in March, the Grand Cherokee CRD will likely use a version of Chrysler’s previous diesel engine which made 218 horsepower and… Continue Reading...

Jeep Grand Wagoneer To Return In 2013

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Jeep Grand Wagoneer To Return In 2013
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The Jeep Grand Wagoneer is one of the most iconic vehicles produced by the brand, with a major aftermarket industry dedicated to faithfully restoring and preserving existing Wagoneers. “It’s time we gave the market an upper-scale Grand Wagoneer,” Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne told Automotive News. “You’ll see it in January 2013.” While the Wrangler defined… Continue Reading...

Detroit 2011: Jeep Compass Tries For Some Legitimacy

Detroit 2011: Jeep Compass Tries For Some Legitimacy
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The Jeep Compass doesn’t get much respect. As a 4-cylinder, car based Jeep, it never really fit with the brand’s rugged off-road ethos, and some Jeep fans mocked its weak constitution on anything but paved roads. For 2011, the Compass gets a substantial refresh, hoping to trade on the looks of its big brother, the… Continue Reading...

2011 Jeep Wrangler Gets Its Own Rap Song – It’s Awful

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2011 Jeep Wrangler Gets Its Own Rap Song – It’s Awful
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The undisputed king of automotive-themed rap songs is Rick Ross, whose “Maybach Muzik 2” and “Aston Martin Muzik” have provided back to back bangers for hip-hop junkies who also like six-figure whips. At the bottom of the scale we have a gentleman named C.KhiD, an up and coming rapper who didn’t take the advice of… Continue Reading...

Next Small Jeeps Will Use Fiat Architecture, Be ‘100 Percent Jeep’ Says CEO

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Next Small Jeeps Will Use Fiat Architecture, Be ‘100 Percent Jeep’ Says CEO
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Jeep brand CEO Mike Manley, recently announced that the next generation Jeep Compass and Patriot, scheduled to be launched some 18 months from now, will adopt one of Fiat’s front-drive platforms. Continue Reading...

Next Jeep Compass Could Get Diesel Power

Next Jeep Compass Could Get Diesel Power
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Jeep‘s entry-level Compass model could get a diesel powerplant when the current soft-roader is replaced with an all-new model in 2013. According to officials at Chrysler, the replacement vehicle for both the Compass and Patriot could get an oil-burner which would be sourced from Chrysler’s new Italian owners at Fiat. Currently the Compass is sold… Continue Reading...

Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep SRT8 Models Get Official Green Light

Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep SRT8 Models Get Official Green Light
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It was a near certainty and now Chrysler has confirmed it: the SRT8s are coming. Sources inside the automaker have said the new SRT8s are currently in the works, meaning we should seem them soon. No specifics have been given on what models will get the SRT8 treatment, but considering Chrysler’s past we can all… Continue Reading...

Jeep Sales Expected to Grow by 20 Percent Overseas Says Brand’s CEO

Jeep Sales Expected to Grow by 20 Percent Overseas Says Brand’s CEO
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Jeep brand CEO Mike Manley, said that he expects demand to increase still further and is looking for around 20 percent growth in sales outside of North America, spurred by the updated 2011 Grand Cherokee and Compass models. Continue Reading...

2011 Chrysler 300C Interior Shown Online

2011 Chrysler 300C Interior Shown Online
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The outgoing Chrysler 300 was a great value thanks to a number of cost cutting initiatives, like sharing a platform with Mercedes-Benz’s old E-Class and using interior materials made out of melted down children’s toys. That might have been passable five years ago, but with even small cars boasting high quality interiors, the awful tortoise… Continue Reading...

Official Jeep Blog Launches to Support, Grow Jeep Community

Official Jeep Blog Launches to Support, Grow Jeep Community
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If you’ve just got to know everything about Jeep as it happens, you’re in luck! The first official blog of the Jeep brand launched Monday, November 29. Not only that, if you’re one of the first 25 to comment on the Jeep blog post entitled “Celebrating the Launch of the Jeep blog,”  you’ll receive two… Continue Reading...

U.S. Auto Sales Expected to Rise in November on Demand for Trucks, SUVs

U.S. Auto Sales Expected to Rise in November on Demand for Trucks, SUVs
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And among the overall increase in truck demand, individual vehicles have scored particularly significant gains. Sales of Ford’s F-Series pickups have climbed by 30 percent through October, while sales of Chrysler’s Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV (recently revamped for 2011) rose by 41 percent in the same period. Continue Reading...

Jeep Grand Cherokee-Based Maserati SUV Comfirmed for Production

Jeep Grand Cherokee-Based Maserati SUV Comfirmed for Production
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The Porsche Cayenne better get ready, because Maserati is all set to introduce a new SUV based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Word of the new model comes from none other than Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne. “This is just a great architecture,” said Marchione to the Wall Street Journal. “Why wouldn’t I put… Continue Reading...

Alfa Romeo, Maserati May Build SUVs on Jeep Grand Cherokee Platform

Alfa Romeo, Maserati May Build SUVs on Jeep Grand Cherokee Platform
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Could the Porsche Cayenne finally have a serious rival when it comes to delivering on- an off-road performance, as well as stunning looks and serious luxury? Perhaps. According to Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, the company is exploring the possibility of building Alfa Romeo and Maserati SUVs based on the new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee platform…. Continue Reading...

Chrysler Records $239 Million Profit In Q3

Chrysler Records $239 Million Profit In Q3
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Chrysler recorded it’s third straight profitable quarter, raking in $239 million in Q3, as the company rode a wave of optimism regarding increased sales and a new product lineup. Chrysler is due to launch roughly 16 new products by 2012.  “We are not only living up to our commitments, but we are exceeding our 2010… Continue Reading...

SEMA 2010: Chevrolet Camaro, Ford F-Series, Jeep Wrangler, Win Big At SEMA Awards

SEMA 2010: Chevrolet Camaro, Ford F-Series, Jeep Wrangler, Win Big At SEMA Awards
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For the first time ever, SEMA awarded three vehicles the distinction of “Hottest Car”, “Hottest Truck” and “Hottest SUV”. Not surprisingly, the winners were all domestics, with the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford F-Series and Jeep Wrangler winning their respective categories. The vote is something of a popularity contest, as organizers used the “influence” of the cars,… Continue Reading...

Mopar Previews Jeep J7 Striper, NuKaiser 715 and Ram Power Wagon Ahead of SEMA [video]

Mopar Previews Jeep J7 Striper, NuKaiser 715 and Ram Power Wagon Ahead of SEMA [video]
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Chrysler‘s high-performance Mopar division has already teased and revealed a few of its SEMA projects and now they’ve released a short video of a few more Moparized models headed to the world’s largest aftermarket expo. The three vehicles covered have actually been shown one before, but their debut wasn’t well publicized, taking place at the… Continue Reading...

2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Named ‘SUV of Texas’

2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Named ‘SUV of Texas’
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Each year the Texas Auto Writers Association holds its annual Texas Truck Rodeo, where journalists test the latest offerings from the automakers and decide what vehicles, in a list of classes, get top honors. And the results are in. For 2011, the new Jeep Grand Cherokee has been announced as the SUV of Texas. The… Continue Reading...

2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition Priced from $30,625

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2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition Priced from $30,625
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Unlike the eternally delayed GranTurismo series, the latest installment of the Call of Duty video game series is set to drop this year and to help promote its launch the folks at Activision Publishing, Inc., the distributor for the game, have partnered with Jeep for some creative cross-promotional marketing. The result of the 2011 Jeep… Continue Reading...

Chrysler Fires 13 Workers At Jeep Plant Over Workplace Intoxication

Chrysler Fires 13 Workers At Jeep Plant Over Workplace Intoxication
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It’s a common truism that unionized auto workers have the most secure jobs in the world. But 13 Chrysler line workers caught drinking and smoking marijuana during their lunch break better start looking for new jobs. Chrysler has announced that the dirty dozen (and one other poor shmuck) have been fired for their actions. Their… Continue Reading...

Jeep J8 Armored Vehicle Gets Ballistic Certification

Jeep J8 Armored Vehicle Gets Ballistic Certification
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If there was ever a situation where we wanted to see a video, this might be it. Jeep has taken their J8 out for a thorough ballistic and blast certification to prove just how tough this Jeep is built. They’ve stated that they have incorporated new manufacturing technology in order to hot-form steel, creating a… Continue Reading...

Chrysler Plant Workers Caught Drinking, Getting Stoned (Video Inside)

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Chrysler Plant Workers Caught Drinking, Getting Stoned (Video Inside)
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Stories of domestic auto workers showing up to work inebriated, and displaying reckless disregard for the integrity of their job are legion among a generation of consumers who swore off American cars in favor of imports. But that was the pre-internet era, where evidence was mostly anecdotal. Now, The Truth About Cars, via Fox News, has a… Continue Reading...