Jeep News

Just over five months after being introduced at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the first Dodge Dart has rolled off the assembly line and is ready to go on sale to the public. The very first Dart at Chrysler's Belvidere production facility in Illinois was dressed ...    Read more

Not even a week ago, automakers from all over the globe agreed to a new standard for electric vehicle charging, called the Combined Charging System, or CCS. Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Daimler AG, and Porsche have been lobbying for the use of single-pug system (a.k.a. CCS) ...    Read more

April showers put a damper on General Motors and Ford sales, which saw an eight and five percent drop respectively. Actually, GM says its retail business was essentially flat for its various brands, while fleet sales dropped by 25 percent. Chrysler, though, continued its upward climb, posting another 20-percent increase ...    Read more

The 2012 Hyundai Elantra was named the North American Car of The Year in January, and more than 200,000 Elantras have been sold since the model was introduced. The Hyundai Sonata has similarly seen a warm reception, and Hyundai has just announced that it will add a third shift at ...    Read more

There was once a time, future archaeologists will point to, sometime in the 1990s, Anno Domini, when impressionable humans were enamored with the idea of riding higher than everyone else. Skyward, onward their chariots rose, soaring to the heavens and taller than everyone else's. They carried the names of adventure, exploration, ...    Read more

Chrysler has a tendency to fall below water and pull itself up again right before it drowns in an ever-spectacular fashion. It's happened multiple times throughout the past three decades, with each instance being capped by grandeur and huge fanfare. Here's your dose of it for second decade of the 21st ...    Read more

We like how SUVs and crossovers offer height to see ahead, and offering plenty of space for when you need to haul those 3-5 extra people. But, more and more, we hate the way the swill gasoline in the process. But you have to pay at the pumps to play, ...    Read more

Jeep's heavyweight offroader, the Wrangler, has been added to Jeep's Limited Edition Altitude line. Jeep unveiled its latest Altitude model as part of an announcement that it had entered a marketing partnership with the U.S. Olympic basketball team. The new advertising campaign is set to air starting April ...    Read more

Although it may not look it, the Jeep Mighty FC concept is a perfectly balanced vehicle. Don't believe us? Then check out sister publication Motor Trend's most recent episode of Downshift where Mark Allen, head of Jeep design, showcases the latest all-terrain vehicle to come out of Detroit. What may be ...    Read more

Just like that, the first week of April 2012 has come to a grinding halt. This past week was one of the busiest the automotive world has seen in recent months thanks to manufacturers like Infiniti announcing it will be moving operations out of Japan because of the ...    Read more

Chrysler has issued a recall on its model year 2012 Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot crossovers. The issue is the Jeep Patriot and Compass' fuel tank. Those Jeep vehicles built between December 17, 2011 through January 2nd, 2012 may have a damage roll-over valve. According the NHTSA, there's an increased chance ...    Read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation on both the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan and the 2010 Jeep Wrangler SUV. Both investigations involve vehicle fires. The NHTSA reports it has received two complaints on the Chevy Cruze igniting on fire and eight reports on the Jeep Wrangler. ...    Read more

It can be argued that last weekend was one of the best weekends for television all year. After four unpredictable weeks of men's college basketball, this weekend was a culmination of the 68 best teams in the nation when only four of them remain. With the mystery of who's going ...    Read more

The race for subcompact supremacy in the United States is expected to get even tighter when Fiat introduces the 500X into its lineup next year. Developed with Mini's Countryman squarely in its cross-hairs, Fiat is looking to knock its Anglo/Teutonic competitor off of the pedestal is currently sits on stateside. ...    Read more

Could Jeep finally be adding a diesel  and Wrangler-based pickup truck to its lineup in the near future? That may be the case as the Detroit-based automaker is showing off six vehicles, some that will be available to the public and some may not,  before and during the 46th Annual ...    Read more

We've already shown you the first three concept vehicles that will be shown off by Jeep at the 46th Annual Moab Easter Safari but here are the other three as promised. Jeep first released teaser images of a Mighty FC concept, J-12 concept, and the Jeep Wrangler Apache ...    Read more

Remember a few months back when Jeep showcased a Grand Cherokee "production-intent" concept at the Houston Auto Show and was giving fans a chance to name it? Well here's the final product, the Limited Edition Altitude version as voted on by fans of the automaker. Jeep also threw ...    Read more

Jeep first cut its figurative teeth in the armed forces with its open-top Wrangler traveling through, over, and around anything thrown in front of it. It's near super-human off-roading capabilities elevated the four-wheeler to an iconic status, and the Wrangler reentered service but this time for the general public back ...    Read more

Could a smaller version of Chrysler's 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine be on its way? That seems to be the case. Two sources familiar with plans of a new 3.2-liter version of Chrysler's award-winning Pentastar V-6 engine told Automotive News it's less than a year away from becoming a reality. The ...    Read more

For the second straight year, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has declined his annual salary and bonus as the Detroit-based automaker works to nurse itself back to full-strength once again. Don't worry about Marchionne. He's also in charge of running Fiat S.p.A.—Chrysler's parent company—and as head of the Italian automaker he ...    Read more

Chrysler has big plans for the 2013 Ram 1500. As revealed in papers filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the next Ram will get the award-winning Pentastar V-6 as the base engine, along with an eight-speed automatic transmission. The addition of the Pentastar V-6 engine comes as a welcome sign ...    Read more

Chrysler is now selling certified pre-owned cars from their competitors—complete with a full inspection and Chrysler's own warranty. Baffled? We don't know what sort of deal Chrysler's lawyers struck in the 11th hour, but it must have worked. Most car companies have popular certified pre-owned programs for their own brands, ...    Read more

Chrysler has issued a recall on 210,000 of its model year 2004-2005 Jeep Liberty SUVs. According to both the automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the issue involves the rear lower control arms, structures which keep the Jeep Liberty's rear axle stable on the road. It has been ...    Read more

The big headline from today's monthly sales news is simple: Chrysler is on a roll. Big time. The company posted its best February sales since 2008, which was shaping up to be a banner year for everyone until the economy did this. Overall, Chrysler Group sales—which includes the Chrysler, ...    Read more

Since coming to terms on an agreement five months ago, Chrysler and the United Auto Worker's union have been able to work so well together,  the pentastar's workers are being rewarded for their duties with an early payday. Chrysler is coming off its first net profit ($183 million) in fifteen years ...    Read more