Fiat-Chrysler's Revised Product Plan Drops Chrysler and Dodge Models, Adds Alfas and Fiats

Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne revealed on Wednesday, January 30, a revised version of the company's product plan for its seven of its mainstream brands in North America, including Chrysler, Jeep, RAM, Dodge, SRT, Fiat and Alfa Romeo.

Under the new schedule, the four small cars previously planned for Chrysler and Dodge, two for each brand, which would have been assembled by Fiat and be launched this year, are now dead.

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New Jeep Cherokee approach to classical crossover

The current Jeep Cherokee - a vehicle in which harmoniously integral body, rear beam axle and four-wheel drive transmission with reduction gear. A sort of a transition period in which the model was stuck for many years. Machine is a new generation to continue the path that began in part in 1984 - the transformation of this
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Jeep CEO Rules Out Italian-Built Small SUV Being a Rebadged Fiat, Still Undecided on Names

Platform sharing is a very common, and very cost-effective, practice these days. Company executives, however, fret when someone names their vehicle a “rebadge”, “re-skin” or something akin to that no matter how many parts it may actually share with a sister brand’s model.

Jeep President and CEO Mike Manley is one of those execs, despite the fact that the Fiat-Chrysler tie-up is mostly about sharing platforms, parts and expertise and minimizing costs and they practice it even at the group's luxury cars.

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Grupo Chrysler reduz preços de Cherokee, RAM e Journey!

O Grupo Chrysler se habilitou no Inovar-Auto e poderá trazer 4.800 unidades sem pagar IPI durante o ano! Os modelos beneficiados com a baixa de preços foram o Dodge Journey, RAM 2500 e Jeep Cherokee Sport! A redução foi de R$10.000 na média ou 17% em média! Os preços já estão valendo em todas as 40 concessionárias do Grupo Chrysler e ficam valendo até o dia 28 de Fevereiro ou até quando durar os estoques! Os outros modelos como Dodge Durango (Preço inicial de R$189.900), Chrysler 300C (Preço inicial de R$169.900) e a Town & Country (A partir de R$164.900), Jeep Compass (R$89.900), Grand Cherokee (R$159.900) e Wrangler (R$139.900) não tiveram preços alterados! Veja abaixo os novos preços dos modelos!

• Dodge Journey SXT - De R$119.900 para R$109.900
• Dodge Journey R/T - De R$129.900 para R$122.900
• Jeep Cherokee Sport - De R$119.900 para R$99.900
• Jeep Cherokee Limited - De R$129.900 para R$114.900
• RAM 2500 Laramie - De R$199.900 para R$184.900 

Drive-Test crossover Jeep Compass

Usually, introducing readers to a particular car, we talk about his accomplishments associated with it: did this, got it, I felt happy or angry, I realized ... With Jeep Compass crossover turned all the way around: almost all of us, consciously or unconsciously, reported in what his holding period compass failed.
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Dumb and Bumper: See What Happens When Newbies Try to Pull out a Jeep from a Lake

One of the first things they teach you about pulling / towing a vehicle is to stay as far away as possible from the chain or rope. Then they will tell you that there's a hook placed on both ends of a vehicle where you should connect the strap.

Well, these experienced trail trackers from Brazil, did none of the above. What they did is tie a rope around the around the corner of one their Wrangler's rear bumper, with two men standing right next to the Jeep as it was trying to free the other vehicle.

And surprise, surprise...the bumper broke off whacking one of the men in the head, fortunately, non-fatally, though, it could have easily gone the other way.

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China's GAC Group Shows Off its Goods, Announces Chrysler Tie-Up at 2013 NAIAS

Towards the end of the previous decade, we remember several Chinese automakers making their way to the Detroit Auto Shows vowing to begin selling cars in the United States. Unless we missed something, that never happened.

At this year's event, the only carmaker from China is the GAC Group (Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd), which brought along three vehicles, including the Trumpchi sedan that's loosely based on the Alfa Romeo 166, the Trumpchi GS5 SUV and the electric-powered E-jet concept saloon you see in the live shots from Detroit.

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New Look 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee gets Diesel Option [Live Photos & Video]

Good news for those of you who felt itchy about waiting until the Detroit auto show to open its doors to the press on Monday to learn about the 2014 Grand Cherokee, as a comprehensive image gallery along with the first info on the refreshed Jeep model were shared on the internet today.

In its current form, the Grand Cherokee has only been in the market since summer of 2010 (as a 2011 model in North America) or about two and-a-half years, yet the facelift brings notable changes to the mid-size model beginning with its appearance.

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Jeep's 2014 Grand Cherokee SRT Gains Refreshed Styling, New 8-Speed Auto [Live Pictures]

Joining the regular models of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee lineup at the Detroit auto show is the revised version of the range-topping SRT that drops the '8' from its name, while gaining important upgrades including a cosmetic makeover, a new 8-speed auto, and significantly improved towing capacity.

On the outside, the new 2014 Grand Cherokee SRT is treated to the same visual enhancements as the regular Grand Cherokee such as the new Chrysler 300-style headlamps, redesigned LED taillights and a re-sculptured tailgate, and then some more.

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O que esperar da Jeep para o ano de 2013!

A Jeep não terá nenhuma novidade aparente para o ano de 2013! A única novidade que a marca Jeep trará ao país será a versão Diesel do Cherokee, que chega ainda no primeiro semestre! O modelo deverá ter preços acima dos R$200.000, mais precisamente na casa dos R$220.000! Será mais uma arma do Cherokee contra os rivais mais próximos! Com essa nova versão a Jeep pretende avançar um pouco mais nas vendas na marca para esse ano, sendo que tem o reforço Compass, que vem mostrando bom ritmo de vendas no Brasil!