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New 2019 Jeep Cherokee Crossover Debuts at NAIAS

Posted on 20 December 2017 by Ken Zino

What’s next – how about Jeep imports to US from China? Continue reading →

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Chrysler Group Increases Torque Converter Output at Toledo

Posted on 26 April 2013 by Ken Zino

Chrysler Group announced today that it would invest $19.6 million in its Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg, Ohio to increase capacity of the torque converter it is making for the nine-speed transmission of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Continue reading →

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First Fiat Platform Jeep Debuts in fall – 2014 Cherokee

Posted on 8 April 2013 by Ken Zino

Jeep has revealed full details on its upcoming Cherokee mid-size SUV that will be first offering from the famous off-road brand that will use a Fiat-derived platform. When it goes on sale this fall, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee will debut three four-wheel-drive systems, a 9-speed automatic transmission and a new 3.2-liter Pentastar V6 engine with 4,600 pounds of towing capacity. There is also 2.4-liter “Tigershark” MultiAir four-cylinder that will deliver a 45% fuel economy improvement compared to the outgoing unloved and slow selling Liberty model. Continue reading →

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Jeep Cherokee Returns as 2014 Model. New York Auto Show Debut

Posted on 25 February 2013 by Ken Zino

Cherokee is inches wider and longer than its Italian donor platform and as you can see uses the traditional Jeep styling features such as a box-like body and the famous vertical slotted grille that goes back to Bill Mauldin’s Willie and Joe cartoons that won Pulitzer prizes during WW2. Continue reading →

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