Jeep News & Rumors
- The new Global President (as of this
report) of Jeep is Christian Meunier. He
comes from various gigs at Infiniti, Nissan,
Ford, Land Rover, and Mercedes-Benz. He
said: “The company is one I’ve admired
from afar and Jeep is a brand that anyone
would be privileged to be a part of.” - The lease-trading website swapalease.
com took data from its users in big markets
to determine the top vehicles to lease for
road trippin’ during the summer. Phoenix
users went with the Jeep Compass. Here’s
the scoop: bit.ly/30Uv0WY. - If you’re on the market and looking (read:
dating), Zoosk and askmen.com looked
at the stats on vehicles that appear in
profile photos on the dating site. First
stat: On average, if you have a vehicle in
your photo, you’ll get 165 percent more
inbound messages. Add a Jeep? That
number jumps to 243 percent. Tip: The
photo inclusion is fine, but don’t talk
about the vehicle in your profile unless
you want a decrease in messages. The
whole story: bit.ly/2JKrWqX.- Best used vehicles? Of course, a Jeep
is one. The cargurus.com third annual
Bes t Used C ar awards for 2019 took “the
best recent-year used models across
sixteen body-style categories based on
the company’s analysis of long-term
projected value retention, driver satis-
faction, expert reviews, and both model
popularity and availability.” From that, the
’07-’17 Jeep Wrangler won small cross-
over/SUV. The Jeep brand wasn’t done,
though: The ’07-’17 Wrangler Unlimited
won midsize crossover/SUV, a category
in which the ’11-’18 Grand Cherokee was a
finalist. Details: bit.ly/2WzsVQE. - Jeep made another list, this time the
iseecars.com one about
vehicles with the most
occupant fatalities. Using
data from the U.S. Fatality
Analysis Reporting
System and a focus on
the 2013-2017 model year
vehicles, the Jeep Wrangler
ranked in the second
position for SUVs. See the
full list of cars, SUVs, and
trucks here: bit.ly/2Mie1KR.- Can we expect the
up c oming Jeep Wrangler Ec oDiesel to
make 260 horses and 442 lb-ft of torque? - “Thanks to the strong support of
Governor Whitmer, the Michigan
Economic Development Corporation, and
Cit y of De troit, I am pleased to c onf irm
that plans to invest in our Jefferson North
Assembly Plant and build a new state-
of-the-art assembly plant in Detroit have
been given the green light. At FCA, we
are continuing to build a secure future,
not only for our Company but also for
the communities in which we operate.
This investment enables us to deliver
on this promise in the state and city we
c all home.” T hat was Fiat Chr ysler Nor th
America COO Mark Stewart about the
to-be-built Jeep assembly plant. - The Australasian New Car Assessment
Program (ANCAP) is the safety-ratings
system for vehicles in the Australian and
New Zealand market. You know, crash test
scores. The new Jeep Wrangler received
only one star out of a possible five. Said
the organization: “It achieved scores of
just 50 percent for adult occupant protec-
tion, 49 percent for vulnerable road user
protection, and 32 percent for safety
assist. The safety performance of the
Wrangler is limited, falling well shy of the
expe c ted s t andard in three of the four key
areas of assessment.” - India will get the Jeep Compass
Trailhawk. The 2.0L diesel and nine-speed
automatic are among the big deals.
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By Tori Te llem
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