Jeep News
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles may have used illegal software for emission controls to get more than 100,000 trucks and SUVs through emissions testing, the EPA said Thursday. The agency avoided dubbing that software "defeat devices," but it has asked FCA to explain up to eight auxiliary emissions control devices (AECD) in the engine's control software. It found those routines while attempting to certify 2017 model year versions of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 with the company's EcoDiesel 3.0-liter V-6. DON'T MISS: Advocacy group says diesel cars coming back; it meant trucks Failure to...
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2017 Jeep Compass launched in LA, new small SUV for growing Jeep lineup
The 2017 Jeep Compass replaces both the previous Compass and the Patriot.
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New 2017 Jeep Compass unveiled, replaces old Compass and Patriot too
The 2018 Jeep Compass was unveiled at the Brazilian factory where it will be built.
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Jeep Wrangler Diesel To Come Well Before Wrangler Hybrid
Jeep is still planning diesel and hybrid versions of the next-generation Wrangler.
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2015 Jeep Renegade: First Drive
Jeep got its start with the U.S. Army more than 70 years ago, and the brand has huge global recognition. Now we've driven the first Jeep designed to sell in greater volume outside the U.S. than at home, the 2015 Jeep Renegade. DON'T MISS: 2015 Jeep Renegade - full review It's a subcompact Jeep...
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Jeep Renegade Is 'Male,' While Fiat 500X Will Be More 'Female': Analyst
The 2015 Jeep Renegade, a subcompact crossover from Jeep's owner Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, won't go on sale for a few more months--although it's now in dealerships in Europe. The littlest Jeep will add incremental sales in North America, although its main markets are likely to be Asia and Europe...
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The 2015 Jeep Renegade is Jeep's smallest modern utility vehicle.
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2015 Jeep Renegade - Tiniest Jeep Yet Unveiled In Geneva: Video And Live Photos
It's often said that Jeep is the most valuable part of Chrysler, and the renewal of the legendarily tough utility brand's range is now well underway, courtesy of new owner Fiat. Introduced today at the Geneva Motor Show, the newest model is also its smallest modern-day vehicle ever: the 2015 Jeep...
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2014 Jeep Cherokee To Be Offered With Diesel Engine--In Europe
Jeep will use the Geneva Motor Show in March to launch the latest addition to its Cherokee range--the Cherokee Diesel. Hurrah! The bad news is that there are no intentions to bring this model to the U.S, where the most efficient Cherokee currently utilizes a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder gasoline...
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2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4X4: Gas Mileage Test With V-6
It's winter in the Northeast, and last week's Polar Vortex luckily came along just as our weekend test car was a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. This is the all-new compact crossover that replaces the old truck-like Jeep Liberty, going head-to-head with popular compact crossover utilities like the Chevy...
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel: Diesel SUV Fuel Economy Tested
Diesel engines are now offered in a growing number of passenger vehicles on sale this year and next, especially crossovers and sport utilities. The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel is one of two popular models this year that offer a good test of how attractive buyers find today's modern diesels...
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Jeep Hybrids Coming, But Concern Over 'Getting You Home'
Jeep has only recently nailed its colors to the diesel mast, but already the famous off-road arm of Chrysler is looking to other propulsion technologies--namely hybrid vehicles. Executives at the company have called the move to electrification "inevitable", according to Drive--but they're also...
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The 2014 Jeep Cherokee returns significantly better fuel economy than the Liberty it replaces.
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2014 Jeep Cherokee: All The Details From NY Auto Show
It may not be pretty, but the new 2014 Cherokee is an important model for Jeep. Making its debut today at the 2013 New York Auto Show, the new crossover promises better economy than its predecessors, yet just as much utility and performance. The new Cherokee uses the underpinnings of the humble...
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2014 Jeep Cherokee: New Off-Road Video Of Downsized Crossover
Eight days from now, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 crossover will be unveiled to the world at the New York Auto Show's media preview days. Jeep released the first photos and details of the 2014 Cherokee three weeks ago, and now it's served up a video to whet our appetites further. The video is meant...
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2014 Jeep Cherokee: New, Greener 4x4 With Old Name (Photos)
Here you are: These are the first photos of the new 2014 Jeep Cherokee. Yep, that's right: Cherokee. No, not Grand Cherokee. Plain old Cherokee, the revival of a name that vanished (in the U.S.) a decade ago, although it's lived on in Europe. The new 2014 Cherokee is Jeep's replacement for the old...
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Will Jeep Wrangler Diesel Be Chrysler's Next EcoDiesel?
Chevy's Cruze Diesel is getting all the headlines, but there's another U.S.-built diesel due out this year--the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel. The V-6, 240-horsepower EcoDiesel is expected to achieve 28 mpg highway, and a combined figure in the mid-20s. For its type, that's not bad at all. It...
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel: Live Photos From Detroit Auto Show
The Jeep Grand Cherokee isn't usually what people think of when you say "green car," but the new diesel version that's coming for 2014 moves it somewhat closer to that category. Unveiled first thing Monday morning, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel is part of an updated 2014 lineup for the...
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It's been rumored for more than a year; now it's reality. This morning at the Detroit Auto Show, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel will be unveiled by Jeep as part of a comprehensive update to the three-year-old sport utility vehicle. Fitted to European versions of the Grand Cherokee already, the 240-horsepower 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel produces a substantial 420 lb-ft of torque. Jeep predicts the diesel Grand Cherokee will be rated at 21 mpg city, 30 mpg highway for the rear-wheel drive version; we're betting that produces a combined EPA rating of 24 or 25 mpg. Adding all-wheel drive...
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel To Carry New EcoDiesel Tag
Chrysler will use a new EcoDiesel badge to distinguish its upcoming range of clean diesel vehicles, set for roll-out over the next few years. Coming straight from the United States Patent and Trademark office, the new badge will make its first appearance on the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, when that...
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Coming Next January?
The 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee may not be long for this world, as Chrysler looks set to introduce a diesel variant next January, for the 2014 model year. Sources within Chrysler say that the 3.0-liter turbo diesel already available in Jeeps overseas will hit the U.S. market next year. With a...
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Chrysler To Offer Diesel Engine Options, But Only In Trucks
Chrysler will soon sell a diesel-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee, which may be followed by a diesel-powered Dodge Durango. The next Ram Dakota will get a diesel, too, but don't expect to see one in a Chrysler automobile.
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Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Sport Utility Coming In 2013
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is one of the brightest stars among the cars that propelled Chrysler--now controlled by Fiat--to a 26-percent sales increase in 2011, raising its share of the U.S. market 1.3 points to 10.7 percent. Yesterday, the company said it would start building a diesel version of the...
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AMP To Bring All-Electric Jeep Grand Cherokee To Detroit
The venerable Jeep Grand Cherokee, one of the longest-running SUV brands on the market, will be coming to the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit as an all-electric car. But it isn’t heading to Detroit as an official release on the Chrysler stand. Instead, it will be there...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield