Every year Mopar and Jeep build a few concepts cool enough to debut at the Off-road Easter Jeep Safari. Over the last year there have been seven ideas; among them is the contemporary model of the Jeepster and the Baja-inspired Wrangler with folding mattress. Jeep has not said much about what they are bringing to…
Plans for the Jeep Wrangler Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) have been confirmed for early 2020. Although it was rumored back in 2017, Jeep announced in August of 2018 that the 54-year old Toledo Machining Plant in Ohio will produce the plug-in’s Power Electronic module. It will also install the applicable software, and conduct the final…
Jeep is going electric, and at the Geneva auto-show, it introduced the plug-in hybrid versions of the Renegade and Compass models, and 2019 has been quite the year. First, presenting the 2020 Gladiator at the Cleveland Auto Show and then announcing an investment of $4.5 billion to build a new building to continue making…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is investing a total of $4.5 billion in already existing Michigan plants. FCA is going to work with the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan to build a new assembly plant. When it’s ready to open it will increase the growing demand for its Jeep and RAM brands as…
Although it’s been on the auto show circuit for a few months, it’s not lost its excitement. The Cleveland Auto Show, on-going at the time of this publication (February 22 – March 3, 2019), the long-awaited Jeep Gladiator. The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is more than a Wrangler with a pickup bed. According to cars.com, the…
When the Jeep first came out in 1941 it looked only slightly like the Jeeps that you see in the streets now. Sure, for the most part, the design has stayed intact. You can recognize a Jeep from a mile away. In the last few years, the popularity of the Jeep brand has allowed…
The holidays are upon us. Chanukkah 2018 started early this year and Xmas is already on its way. We know there’s plenty of parents and automotive lovers out there who aren’t sure what to get their fellow enthusiast or first-time driver. Every year we try to put together a list or two to help along…
The 2020 Jeep® Gladiator Pickup Truck has finally had its big debut. Just before the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, from November 30 to December 9, 2018, Jeep surprised us all by revealing the pickup truck they’ve been working on for nearly ten years. What was once a concept is now a reality, and this…
As always, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is an automotive group that rakes in sales and awards. Just recently, several FCA brands took home awards from the Texas Truck Rodeo competition, organized by the people of the Texas Automotive Writers Association (TAWA). There are some pretty great vehicles by FCA, and quality vehicles are what their…
If there is one automaker to keep an eye on these days, it would be Fiat Chrysler. Moreso, the entire automotive group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is doing pretty great. Outselling Ford Motors for the first three-quarters of 2018, recently announcing a new turbo inline six-cylinder engine, and new vehicles are always on the horizon….
