For the 2013 model year, a new Dodge Avenger, Jeep Comapss and Liberty, and a Chrysler 200 all have new versions being released. It has recently been released that they will all be sharing the underpinning of the 2013 Dodge Dart Compact U.S. Wide platform. The CUSW platform is actually a bigger version of the [...]
With Jeep Wrangler and Liberty sales flying high, Chrysler Group LLC has decided to keep its Toledo Assembly plant running over the Christmas holidays. Of course, workers will volunteer to forgo the break between Christmas and New Year’s and will be compensated accordingly. “Because Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Liberty demand around the world is very [...]
Riding on success of other special edition Jeeps, Chrysler announced Arctic versions of the 2012 Wrangler and the Liberty; those expecting a balls-to-the-walls Top Gear Arctic Hilux beater will be disappointed. Now I don’t have anything against the scatter cushion-brandishing interior designers of the world, but when America’s off road specialists dish out aesthetic upgrades [...]
Along with Alfa Romeo, Fiat Group’s other global brand in the alliance is Jeep. At a recent investor presentation in Germany, Fiat unveiled some future product plans for Jeep, most of which we’re already pretty aware of. Under the plan, Jeep will expand its portfolio beyond the current one consisting of the Compass, Liberty, Patriot, [...]
Chrysler Group LLC announced that it is recalling 11,351 units across its Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brands due to an incorrectly installed steering column. The recall involves the 2011 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 200 Convertible, Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Avenger, Dodge Nitro, Dodge Caliber, Dodge Grand Caravan, Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Liberty, Jeep Compass and Jeep [...]
The next-generation Jeep Liberty is a very important model for the Jeep brand and Chrysler Group LLC’s fate. “That vehicle has to be perfect,” Chrysler CEO told reporters earlier this year at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. Chrysler is hoping to be a leader in the mid-sized SUV segment once again, a place it dominated [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into 370,000 units of the Jeep Liberty over corrosion issues. The NHTSA said that it looking into 2002-2005 Jeep Liberty vehicles after receiving nine complaints about rear control arms failing due to excessive corrosion. Two complaints alleged that failure occurred at speeds of 50 mph [...]
Most of Jeep’s lineup has been refreshed/redesigned for the 2011 model year. Surprisingly enough, the only one that hasn’t gone under changes is the Jeep Liberty, the third best-selling model for the brand. According to a recently Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Chrysler, the new Liberty will arrive in 2012. The future of the [...]
Chrysler is close to making a decision on the replacement for the two SUVs dying a slow, painful death. At the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne said that the company is near making a decision on the replacement for the Dodge Nitro and Jeep Liberty SUVs. “It’s the most significant hole [...]
The recalls keep on coming; FoMoCo is recalling 33,700 of its Transit Connect small commercial vans because of an interior liner issue, and Chrysler said it is recalling certain 2010 SUVs and trucks over a possible brake fluid leak. Ford is recalling Transit Connects sold in the U.S. and built between December 2008 and May [...]
