Jeep brand previews refreshed 2026 Grand Cherokee On May 8, the Jeep brand released the first official images of the refreshed 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee.  As part of final validation testing, Jeep engineers are removing camouflage and perfecting the 2026 Grand Cherokee’s powertrain, user-friendly technology, advanced safety features and class-leading all-weather capability.  The refreshed 2026 Grand Cherokee will continue to be assembled in De...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/09

Stellantis to pause Detroit Assembly Complex production, restart Windsor Assembly On April 21, Stellantis said that the Detroit Assembly Complex plants that build Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs will pause production next week. Both of the Detroit Assembly Complex facilities, the Mack and Jefferson North plants, will halt production for the week of April 28, with Mack also scheduled to take a week off starting May 19, though several e...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/23

sed by extended holiday breaks and product transitions. In North America, shipments decreased by 20% to 82,000 units, compared to Q1 2024, primarily due to January’s extended holiday downtime and the gradual start of 2025 Ram Heavy Duty truck production. However, U.S. sales of Jeep Compass, Grand Cherokee, and Ram 1500/2500 rose over 10% year-on-year, and March saw the highest new retail orders since July 2023. In enlarged Europe, Q1 2025 shipm...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/14

et sales were hit by market uncertainty, retail sales for the company remained level year over year. Jeep brand sales declined 10.5% to 140,583 units in Q1     •    The all-electric Jeep Wagoneer S, arriving in U.S. dealerships this quarter, saw sales of 2,595 units.    •    Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe accounted for 23% of total Grand Cherokee sales in Q1 2025    •    Jeep Wrangler 4xe accounted for 26% of total Wrangler sales in Q...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/03

Stellantis to reopen Belvidere plant in two years The Stellantis Belvidere Assembly Plant is expected to reopen by early 2027 to begin building a new Ram midsize pickup. The Belvidere plant closed in early 2023 after Jeep Cherokee production ended. Stellantis announced the plant's revival within days of President Donald Trump taking office in January, but Belvidere's two-year reopening timeline underscores how long efforts to rebuild U.S. manufac...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/01

hing its refreshed Heavy Duty pickups into the market. Ostermann pledged that cheaper Ram 1500 trim offerings would be released this year, filling a price gap left behind when the more affordable Ram 1500 Classic was discontinued last year.  For Jeep, Ostermann said the all-new replacement for the Cherokee SUV would come "late in the third quarter." The new version will be a hybrid, though not a plug-in like several other Stellantis models. (Det...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/19

launch of the STLA Large platform and its validation for the new products of the companies in the Stallantis group. The STLA plaform is used as follows:  STLA Medium: E-3008, E-5008, Opel Grandland and DS Nº8 models STLA Large: to be used in the Dodge Charger Daytona, Jeep Wagoneer S, Recon and Cherokee replacement STLA Frame: to be introduced in 2025 with Ram 1500 Ramcharger and Jeep vehicles Smart Car, which introduced Citroen C3 / e-C3, C3...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/27

e production by 40%, or approximately 2 million turbochargers per year. “Currently, our products are present in General Motors platforms and in the Ford Nano engine, which powers the F-150. As of April 1, we will start our most ambitious project: the production of turbochargers for the Jeep Grand Cherokee hybrid from Stellantis,” said Alberto Trejo Aguirre, director of BMTS North America. (Nearshorer on February 11, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/13

, others have not been as vigilant and have had to take extreme measures to correct their excess inventory for some underperforming models. Stellantis has been guilty of this as recently as Q4 2024, where they halted production of the Jeep Gladiator at Toledo Supplier Park as well as the Jeep Grand Cherokee at Mack Assembly for weeks – both models had reached a days’ supply of over 100 days. Ford has faced similar issues throughout 2024, for ...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/15

ated, saying "Mechanically the car is sound, it's the software (that is a challenge) on these electric cars”.  A more rugged Jeep Recon SUV is expected to be fully electric and launched in mid-year 2025. Executives have also talked about a midyear release of a hybrid replacement SUV for the Jeep Cherokee, which was discontinued in 2023.  (Detroit News article on January 13, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/15

Jeep Cherokee production decision rests on Trump tariff plans On January 10 at the Detroit Auto Show, Antonio Filosa, who runs the North America operations for Stellantis and leads the Jeep brand globally, said some key production decisions are on hold while the OEM awaits clarity on President-elect Donald Trump’s policies. Stellantis has not yet decided where to build certain new vehicles such as the replacement for the Jeep Cherokee midsize S...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/14

% to 1,528 units •Alfa Romeo sales were down 38% to 2,039 units in Q4, and for 2024 were down 19% to 8,865 units Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs): FCA US led the U.S. PHEV market in 2024 with a 41% share. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe was the top-selling plug-in hybrid, followed by the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe (3rd) and the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (4th). BEVs: The company now has four BEVs in the U.S. marketplace with the Fiat 500e, Dodge Charg...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/07

ssibility that it could shift production to “unallocated plants” in the U.S., such as Belvidere Assembly in Illinois, and make other adjustments. Ostermann highlighted the company’s efforts to close gaps in its product portfolio, and pointed to the coming 2025 midyear replacement for the Jeep Cherokee as an important part of addressing that problem. Other vehicles coming include a range-extender Ram pickup and numerous EVs, noting the compa...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/07

Jeep to launch new hybrid in U.S. in 2025 On November 21 at the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show, Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa said the brand will add a hybrid gas-electric vehicle in 2025.  The hybrid would be part of a planned Cherokee SUV model line replacement, one of five new models that Jeep will unveil in 2025. The compact Cherokee went out of production in February 2023 when Stellantis idled the Belvidere Assembly plant in Illinois. Jeep currently ...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/26

ng facility to save money as the company transitions the operation to a third-party service provider. The job cuts at the Freud Street warehouse, which packages parts that it sends to the Detroit Assembly Complex so that they arrive at the right time and in the correct order to build the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango, will take effect as soon as January 5, Stellantis said. In accordance with its 2023 UAW contract, Stellantis said it will ...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/09

Stellantis pauses, reduces production at Detroit Assembly Complex, Warren Truck, Toledo Assembly On October 28, Stellantis paused production at its Detroit Assembly Complex where the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs are built, as it continues to cut vehicle production and jobs in the U.S. to reduce inventories. Workers were temporarily laid off on both the Mack and Jefferson sides of the complex, though certain positions were still expe...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/31

Jeep enhances affordability of 2025 Grand Cherokee line with lower prices On October 21, Jeep announced that the 2025 Grand Cherokee offers enhanced affordability to U.S. customers with a starting MSRP of USD 37,035.  Jeep Grand Cherokee offers pricing reductions for all 3.6-liter Pentastar V6-powered models. The premium Jeep Grand Cherokee is offered in two-row, three-row, and 4xe plug-in hybrid models. The plug-in hybrid Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/22

rates, low lease rates, and cash bonuses.  The dealer council leader said he could not share details of the product plan that was discussed, but did get to drive the two EVs coming later in 2024, the Dodge Charger Daytona and the Jeep Wagoneer S SUV, and also got a look at the next-generation Jeep Cherokee SUV, set to be released in mid-2025. Stellantis is working on reducing inventory levels and expects to have no more than 330,000 vehicles in ...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/19

nces with the company over delays reopening the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, outlined in the 2023 labor contract, that if unresolved, could result in a national strike. The 5-million-square-foot Belvidere Assembly Plant has been closed since early 2023 following discontinuation of the Jeep Cherokee. UAW locals more recently filed grievances that Stellantis could be aiming to move production of the Dodge Durango from the Detroit Assembly ...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/08

the third quarter from 7.2% in July to 8% in September while inventory was reduced by 50,000 units (-11.6%) with the introduction of an aggressive incentive program across the U.S.  Jeep brand sold 144,963 units in the U.S. in Q3, a decline of -6.2% •    The Jeep brand's Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe remain the No. 1 and No. 2 best-selling plug-in hybrids in the U.S., respectively.•    Jeep Wrangler 4xe sold 10,866 units (30%) of t...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/03