The Jeep Wrangler pickup truck is truly, finally occurring. Fiat Chrysler Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne and also Jeep CEO Mike Manley confirmed at the Detroit auto show that it would certainly reach production in late 2017.
When FCA discloses its updated five-year product method to financiers, the Detroit News claimed more details would certainly surface later this month. But so far, absolutely nothing has actually altered given that we initially listened to an informal yes in September, consisting of that it will be built together with the next-gen Wrangler in Toledo, Ohio. While it’s far from being the very first manufacturing Jeep pickup, it will certainly be the very first one under the Wrangler umbrella. It’s expected to incorporate the exact same healthy and balanced dosage of aluminum as the next Wrangler.
FCA might need to move Cherokee manufacturing– it’s built on a second Toledo line– to an additional center to avoid any sort of supply shortages as retooling commences. This advancement certainly spells doom for the Mopar JK-8 pickup conversion kit that’s gotten on sale because 2011, yet after a lot of teases like the Gladiator concept envisioned above, getting a factory-built Jeep pick-up rather is a compromise most Jeepers– and also we– would be willing to create.
