Jeep CEO Introduces 2015 Jeep Renegade in Geneva

Posted on March 24, 2014 by baysideadmin

Earlier this month, Jeep unveiled the 2015 Jeep Renegade as part of the Geneva International Motor Show, and Jeep President and CEO Mike Manley was on hand to personally introduce Geneva to the new Renegade.

“Our small SUV stays true to the fun and freedom lifestyle of the brand’s heritage,” Manley said in his presentation, “but it boasts of flexibility for a new generation of vehicles that will attract a new generation of drivers.”

Manley’s presentation was squarely aimed at the European market, highlighting the vehicle’s fuel economy and performance while also showing off its design and capability on the show’s curved, uneven runway. He also brought up the 16 powertrain combinations, suited for the world market and specifically the fuel efficiency-minded European market.

Check out Mike Manley’s presentation at the Geneva International Motor Show in the video below:

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Chrysler Hires 1,000 New Employees for Jeep Wrangler, Cherokee Demand

Posted on March 12, 2014 by baysideadmin

Demand for the Jeep Wrangler and new Jeep Cherokee has been pushing employees at the Jeep plant in Toledo to work longer weeks, and rather than burn out their good full-time employees, Jeep has decided to hire as many as 1,000 new part-time employees at the plant.

This year, Chrysler has already hired 380 temporary part-time employees, but 50 of those employees have been upgraded to full-time status. To keep up with the production needs, however, the Toledo branch needs to bring on even more part-time help. Once these part-time employees are hired, many of the full-time employees who have been working 60-hour weeks will be able to work less, take more time off, and avoid burn-out.

Part-time hires at the Toledo plant will get up to 30 hours a week and will be paid $15.78 per hour plus some benefits including health insurance.

Toledo plant manager Chuck Padden praised his employees’ collective work ethic, saying, “Our people have been working a tremendous amount of hours. To get them more time off is important to us, to make sure they’re refreshed, and can work safely.”

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Jeep Four-Wheel-Drive Innovation Wins Walter P. Chrysler Technology Award

Posted on February 28, 2014 by baysideadmin

Earlier this week, the Walter P. Chrysler Technology Award was given to engineers Don Schmanski, Mike Nemeth, Joe Kubina, and Pete Jarzyna for their critical work on the 2014 Jeep Cherokee.

The team was being honored for their work on U.S. Patent No. 8172712, the four-wheel-drive system available in the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. Thanks to this innovation, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee has crawl ratios up to 56:1, and the fuel economy has been improved by 2.5 percent.

Their patent was chosen out of 44 patented technologies developed at Chrysler Group in the past year, beating out U.S. Patent No. 8182016, a new seat assembly allowing forward or rear-facing seating positions, and U.S. Patent 8096044, an apparatus for setting the door and quarter-glass in a convertible vehicle body prior to assembling the convertible top.

Schmanski, Nemeth, Kubina, and Jarzyna have received commemorative medallions honoring their achievement, and the entire team’s names will be etched on a trophy which is on display at Chrysler Group headquarters.

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