New EuroJeep Due for ’22

If you thought the Jeep Renegade was a mistake, you won’t like what comes next—but chances are you won’t ever see one in person, anyway.The Jeep Renegade was originally to share an existing Fiat platform, but Jeep chief (and later FCA CEO) Mike Manley demanded that it be redone to earn a Trail Rated badge. … Read more

Wrangler Rubicon 4xe First Drive: All-Electric Meets Trail Rated

Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe

Many Jeep vehicles have changed their shape a great deal during their existence, but the Wrangler has always a boxy, go-anywhere SUV. When Jeep picked the Wrangler to be the brand’s first vehicle sold in the U.S. with the new 4xe electrified drivetrain, there were two key questions from critics. Can the Wrangler really serve … Read more

Grand Cherokee plant chip shortage turns into layoffs

Jefferson North (2017)

Several sources, including Detroit News, Automotive News, and our own trusted source, have stated that the Jefferson Avenue plant which makes the Grand Cherokee will slow down due to a chip shortage. The root cause is the Texas grid’s lack of preparation for freezing weather, which caused power outages across the state, knocking a semiconductor … Read more

Ordering is open for the 2021 Grand Cherokee L

All-new 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Summit Reserve

When the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L, the brand new three-row edition which is based on a new platform, was first launched, dealers could only buy high-end models—Limited and Summit. Now, according to Mopar Insiders, the Laredo, Altitude, and Overland are all also available.Even the Laredo is well equipped, with LED reflector headlamps, 18-inch aluminum … Read more

Chip shortage might close Jeep plant in May

Jefferson North (2017)

Jefferson North is likely to shut down in early May until it gets a new supply of HVAC control chips, according to an article in Automotive News. Jeep supplier JVIS relies on chips from NXP, which makes them in Austin; while JVIS needs 70,000 chips for the plant for the quarter, only around 27,000 are … Read more

Is this Wrangler fire-ute a hint?

wrangler firefighter

Is Dodge Law Enforcement giving us a hint about a future new vehicle, by featuring a brushfire-fighting Wrangler conversion from Reiselt’s Machine Works?The idea of a customized law enforcement or fire-fighting Wrangler is perhaps long overdue. The old Dodge Power Wagon was often converted to firefighting duty, but not by Dodge itself.The company currently has … Read more

New Texas-only Gladiator Texas Trail

jeep gladiator texas trail

Texas is the largest truck market in the country, and Jeep is celebrating it with the new 2021 Gladiator Texas Trail. Based on the Gladiator Sport S trim, the Texas Trail will only be sold in Texas. Jeep also added two Texas trails to the Jeep Badge of Honor program: Black Gap 4×4 in Big Bend … Read more

Production Halted for Challenger, Charger, Ram 1500 and More

2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye

The global microchip shortage that is causing delays across the entire world’s auto industry hit Stellantis production facilities hard last week, with the automaker announcing multiple weeks of unplanned production stoppages for plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico. This production stoppage impacts the Dodge Challenger, the Dodge Charger, the Chrysler 300, the Chrysler … Read more

New Jeep concepts: Magneto, Jeepster Beach, Red Bare, Orange Peelz

wrangler magneto electric

This year’s Easter Jeep Safari concepts are a pretty diverse bunch—though all based on the Wrangler/Gladiator body.The Magneto concept is battery-powered, with an axial flux electric motor running up to 6,000 rpm, connected to a six-speed manual transmission. That’s right, a manual transmission electric—something for the rest of us. Its power is about the same … Read more

Speculation: How a Peugeot-style branding system could work in the USA

Peugeot SA, like Volkswagen AG, tended to reflect American automakers of the 1930s-to-1980s: similar cars were sold under different brands, varying in trim, soundproofing, convenience features, and such. Peugeot maintained four brands—Citroën, DS, and Opel being the other three. That system, in Chrysler’s case, led to extremely similar cars being sold, with varying sizes, trim … Read more

2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Arrives with 471hp, Unrivaled Luxury

All-new 2022 Grand Wagoneer Series III (left) and 2022 Wagoneer

This morning, the all-new 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer were formally introduced to the world. We knew that the big debut was coming and we knew that the two vehicles would be based on the Ram 1500 DT chassis architecture, but it was unclear how the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer would differ. Some believed … Read more

First of the Moab concepts

jeep magneto concept

Stellantis has provided two sketches of the modified Jeeps it will show off in Moab on March 27 through April 4 at the Easter Jeep Safari. One of them is clearly the Magneto; one is blue and one is orange; and both have working headlights. Chances are the Magneto is either electric or 4xe; and … Read more

Jeep Grand Wagoneer to Debut on March 11th, Previewed Today

Preproduction Jeep Grand Wagoneer

The new Jeep Grand Wagoneer will make its formal debut online on March 11th, which was announced on the brand’s official Facebook page this morning. That announcement included four pictures of what the post claims is a preproduction model, but with some distinct differences from the concept vehicle, this is very likely our first look … Read more

Jeep making extra-long Compass in 2022

Jeep will, according to Motor1—which has a spy shot from Europe to support their statement—come out with a seven-seater crossover based on the Compass. Slated for 2022, the crossover would only be made in India and is unlikely to reach the United States—at least, as a Jeep.The idea is for both right-hand-drive cars (Wrangler and stretched … Read more