Building the Jeep Wrangler: A Look Inside

Jeep might have a rough-and-tumble public image to maintain, but there is careful craftsmanship put into their popular Wranglers. Last month, the official Jeep blog took a look inside the Jeep Wrangler Assembly Facility in Toledo, Ohio and saw how Wranglers come together.

The Toledo assembly facility is quite impressive. Every day, the 2,500 workers produce 720 Wranglers, and while the workers do have state-of-the-art equipment, there is quite a bit of work done by hand. For example, the plant’s quality specialist Diego pointed out, “The craftsmanship of a windshield – a machine just can’t do, so we do it by hand.”

Despite their high level of production, their assembly facility is working incredibly hard to keep up with demand for Jeep Wranglers. Currently, they are running at maximum capacity, but there are few complaints from Diego who quipped, “Not many people can say, ‘hey, I’ve got a problem, I can’t build enough cars.’” It is a testament to how popular the Jeep Wrangler has become in recent years and how many loyal fans come back to the Wrangler when shopping for a new car.

To see the full photo tour of the plant, check out the original story on the Jeep blog here, and keep up with the latest news from Jeep by following Bayside on Facebook and Twitter. You can also check out Bayside’s inventory of new and used Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram vehicles on their website here.

Jeep Liberty Gets New Power Train

Chrysler has many plans to introduce multiple new models of their vehicles for the upcoming year. The Jeep Liberty is one that’s been talked about before. It has been previously stated that the new Liberty’s facelift will be coming using the same platform as the new Dodge Dart.

A report on Autoblog.com describes new details on redesign.  The new design will be shown to the public at the Detroit Auto Show next January. It will be getting itself some new features designed, one of which is a new Pentastar engine. The new Liberty will be coming with a 3.2 liter V6 power-train and a nine-speed automatic transmission. Currently, the vehicle comes with a 3.7 liter SOHC V6 and a four-speed automatic transmission.

Serigio Marchione, the CEO of Chrysler Group, says of the new design (especially the new engine) “If we had known the eight-speed was coming, we could have made the (3.6 liter) Pentastar a 3.2 liter.”

For more information on the current Jeep Liberty and all the other vehicles Jeep has to offer, make sure to log onto Bayside’s website. Following them on Facebook and Twitter will also make sure you’re kept up to date on any current deals and news.

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Jeep Showcase Event 2012!

Today starts the Jeep Showcase Event for the month of March.  Jeep will be running new promotions looking to get people driving away in their favorite model.  The event runs until April 1st, 2012 with deals on Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Jeep Liberty Sport.  Be sure to check out the commercials airing in support of the event!


Go to Bayside’s website to see the full details.  Follow them on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on all the news concerning the event!

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