Grand Cherokee

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Re-engineered Durango punches its ticket to the ball

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 28, 2013
Since its relaunch as a 2011 model, the Dodge Durango has been the large and largely ignored stepsister of its much-celebrated platform mate, the Jeep Grand Cherokee.... Read More »

 

Modified Jeeps hit the trails

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013
A Jeep Wrangler that has been decorated with rust and made to look like a Navy battleship is one of six Jeeps -- all heavily modified by Chrysler Group's Jeep and Mopar units -- that will be put through their paces during the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, which was scheduled to begin Saturday, March 23, and conclude Sunday, March 31.... Read More »

 

Jeep, Mopar unveil concepts ahead of annual Utah safari

1:49 pm U.S. ET | March 20, 2013
Jeep and Mopar today showed off six heavily modified off-road vehicles, including a Jeep Wrangler made to look like a Navy battleship, that the brands will take this month to the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah.... Read More »

 

Grand Cherokee's diesel delivers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013
Jeep will begin selling the re-engineered 2014 Grand Cherokee in the United States this spring with an optional 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engine that delivers 240 hp and 420 pounds-feet of torque.... Read More »

 

2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW

Re-engineered Grand Cherokee SRT gets 8-speed gearbox, 8.4-inch screen

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013
The re-engineered 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT will get an eight-speed automatic transmission, Chrysler Group's newest interior electronics and refreshed styling. Teamed with its 470-hp 6.4-liter Hemi V-8 engine, the eight-speed transmission gives the SUV a 44 percent improvement in towing capacity, to 7,200 pounds.... Read More »

 

DETROIT AUTO SHOW

Grand Cherokee will get 8-speed, diesel option

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013
A re-engineered Jeep Grand Cherokee will get a new eight-speed automatic transmission, a new optional diesel engine and Chrysler Group's latest Uconnect infotainment system for the 2014 model year.... Read More »

 

2014 Grand Cherokee leads Chrysler's diesel push

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 10, 2012
Chrysler Group will use the diesel-powered 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee to gauge whether to offer diesels in other vehicles. The 2014 Grand Cherokee is scheduled to debut at the Detroit auto show in January and go on sale in the first quarter of 2013.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Will Jeep lovers blaze a new trail for diesel?

4:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 9, 2012
Even though fuel prices have generally fallen in recent weeks -- outside of areas ravaged by superstorm Sandy -- there are more than a few consumers out there who would line up to gladly pay $1 more per gallon or more to get what they want.... Read More »

 

2012 PARIS AUTO SHOW

Maserati's U.S.-built SUV to be named Levante

6:00 am U.S. ET | Sept. 27, 2012
Maserati's first SUV will be called the Levante and its planned mid-sized sedan will be named the Ghibli. The Fiat subsidiary, which announced the names today, is counting on the two new models to help boost the company's global sales to 50,000 units by 2015 from 6,150 last year.... Read More »

 

2012 PARIS AUTO SHOW

Maserati's new sedan named after a desert wind

Sept. 27, 2012 12:00 CET
Maserati has named its new sedan the Ghibli after a wind that blows from the Sahara Desert. The brand's first SUV will be called the Levante after the street where the company was once based.... Read More »

 

Chrysler resumes output at Detroit SUV plant after fatal stabbing

3:06 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 21, 2012
Production resumed today at Chrysler's Detroit SUV plant after an employee was fatally stabbed by a co-worker Thursday morning. First shift workers reported to the Jefferson North plant on the city's east side at 6 a.m. and a meeting took place to answer employee questions and address concerns, a Chrysler spokeswoman said.... Read More »

 

Feds open safety probes into 337,000 Chrysler Group vehicles

11:03 am U.S. ET | July 23, 2012
Federal regulators have opened safety probes into nearly 337,000 Chrysler Group SUVs and pickups. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is investigating 106,803 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs for power steering hoses that may fail, causing fluid to leak and possibly ignite when in contact with hot surfaces.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

Sources: Grand Cherokee's 2013 model year will be short

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 25, 2012
The Jeep Grand Cherokee will have a shortened 2013 model year so that in January Chrysler Group can introduce a diesel engine and eight-speed automatic transmission for the 2014 model, internal Chrysler sources say.... Read More »

 

Feds investigate more Jeeps for risk of fires

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2012
Federal safety regulators last week added about 2 million Jeeps to an investigation of potential fire hazards.... Read More »

 

Jeep counts on 3 new SUVs to spark huge sales surge in Europe

June 15, 2012 06:01 CET
With three new SUVs, a key soccer sponsorship plus an expanded dealership network, Chrysler Group's Jeep brand aims for sales of 125,000 units by 2015. That would be a big increase from Jeep's European sales of 23,745 units last year, but the brand has generated momentum.... Read More »

 

Chrysler notches 26th straight monthly sales increase

3:53 pm U.S. ET | June 1, 2012
Chrysler Group rode record monthly sales of three vehicles with different personalities -- a Jeep SUV, a Fiat and a Dodge sporty car -- to a 30 percent sales gain in May. It was Chrysler's 26th consecutive year-over-year gain in monthly sales.... Read More »