Jeep’s Big Plans for the Future

It’s the start of a new month and with it comes news that Jeep is looking to do some house cleaning. All attention of late is on the resurrection of the Dart name and Jeep is looking to be steal some thunder with their announcements on the future of Jeep.

Motortrend has the breakdown of just what Jeep is doing to keep itself fresh. First up is the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Being developed as competition for the seven-passenger Chevrolet Suburban. It’s also going to be the replacement for the aging Dodge Durango. Don’t worry if you happen to be a Durango fan, however, because Dodge isn’t planning on scrapping the SUV altogether with plans in the next few years to give it a new look with a new plant.

Next big plan that Jeep has is to bring the Jeep Liberty back with the Cherokee badge. The Grand Cherokee will be getting a 3.0 liter diesel engine and the 8.4-inch touch screen that is a big part of the Dodge Dart and many other Chrysler vehicles. Jeep Wrangler will be getting a heavy-duty version of the new gearbox while their redesign is being put off until 2017.

Jeep is taking the necessary steps to make that in the next couple of years that their popularity will not be waning. Make sure to go online to get set up to take a test drive with Bayside Chrysler Jeep Dodge. You can also view Jeep’s current line-up on the online show-room. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for more information on Jeep and their upcoming products.

I Support Foundation Awards Jeep Wrangler to Lucky Customer

Two teenagers from Florida have decided to come together to aide our armed forces. They have started the I Support Foundation and it was created to raise funds for our troops. They are doing this by selling I Support wristbands and magnets. They give away 98% of the proceeds to give help to the US soldiers coming home from over-seas. The grand prize in this endeavor however, may get people to really start donating.

Redorbit.com is showing that they will be giving one lucky customer a 2012 Jeep Wrangler. The person who gets the car will receive it on live TV in New York City on October 12, 2012. In the next 60 days, people around the country have the chance to win, all you have to do is be one of the first 12,000 visitors to purchase an ISF wristband.

There’s still going to be prizes after the Jeep is given away. There will be a new tally started afterwards that whenever someone purchases a wristband, they will be entered into the drawing. Every 12,500 products are sold, that’s when another prize will be awarded. Make sure to head over to their website for more information and to get a chance to win yourself a Jeep Wrangler for showing support to those fighting for our country.

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Jeep Plant Readies for Liberty Replacement

The Jeep Liberty is getting itself a replacement. In order to get ready for the production of it, however, Chrysler is making sure that the plant responsible for this new Jeep vehicle is readying. That means the plant will be going idle this month.

Starting August 16th, the Toledo North factory will be halting their production to start shipping new models in the 2013 second quarter, according to the Detroit News. Chrysler is looking to invest around $1.7 billion to give the Jeep Liberty an upgrade and give the Toledo plant the assembly complex needed to deal with the added capacity.

The full investment will provide an expansion to the plant’s body shop with $500 million. This lets the plant also install a new metrology center that verifies the measurements of the vehicles and can improve the fit and finish of components. The plant will also need to start adding more workers. There are already 2,800 employees at the plant that assemble the Jeep Wrangler and that number is expected to increase with 1,100 new workers.

Zach Leroux, the plant manager, remarked on the challenge ahead for the plant and the new Jeep Liberty’s replacement, “We have new product and a whole new shift, so our task is tall. We have a tall challenge ahead of us.”

With the Dodge Dart on the way out in mass, it’s time for Chrysler and the rest of the brands to start really putting some hype into the next products. Other updates planned are for the Grand Cherokee and a new Ram heavy-duty truck in 2013.

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