Jeep Wrangler & Grand Cherokee Win Big

Posted on February 12, 2012 by baysideadmin

Jeep brand is no stranger to being handed awards for their quality vehicles. The Jeep Wrangler was given the “2012 Best Off-Road SUV for the Money” by US News and World. Autobytel has also given the Wrangler “Jeep of the Year.” That’s just a few of the many awards given to not only the Wrangler but to all of Jeep’s line up. Today it was announced, however, that the trophy case is about to get a little bigger. Jeep Wrangler has been given the “Total Cost of Ownership” by Kelley Blue Book and “Best Resale” from Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. The Jeep Grand Cherokee was also given the Motorweek Drivers’ Choice award.

“We’re delighted that the Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee have received this recognition from these influential, opinion-leading media organizations,” said Mike Manley, the President and CEO of Jeep Brand. “These awards are especially meaningful because they focus on the customer. The MotorWeek award is specifically chosen from the buyers’ point of view, while the awards from Kelley Blue Book and Kiplinger’s focus on value for the customer – which Jeep vehicles consistently deliver.”

All the awards that are taking up space on a trophy case at Jeep may be starting to have a profound impact on people’s buying choice. Jeep saw a considerable rise in sales during the month of January by 37 percent. 2011 saw an increase of 44 percent.

You can view the entire Jeep line up on Bayside’s website. Be sure to follow on Facebook and Twitter as well to stay up to date on all the latest deals and news.

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Jeep Wrangler Arctic Contest Held at Winter X Games

Posted on February 3, 2012 by baysideadmin

At this years Winter X Games, Jeep hosted a special event to given 7 contestants the chance to win a Jeep Wrangler Arctic. The way the game worked was the contestants had to dig into a 20 by 20 section of snow to find a Jeep Yeti Arctic Dig medallion. First one to find this prize walked away with the special edition Jeep. In this case, the winner happened to be Kerry Boston from Spokane. The game was a part of the games broadcast.

Kerry Boston was, obviously, very happy about the win. “It was a tough dig, but I was determined to find that Jeep artifact so I could take home a new 2012 Jeep Wrangler Artic Edition. I am looking forward to seeing it in my drive-way very soon.”

The contest was all about of a sweepstake the company ran on their Facebook page, twitter, and blog sites. It was here that six of the sweepstakes participants were randomly selected to not only attend the Winter X games but to also get a chance at digging out the prize of the free Jeep Wrangler Arctic.

To see all of Jeeps products they have available, head on over to Bayside’s website. Don’t forget to like them on Facebook so you can stay up to date on any contests being ran in the future for Jeep products. You can also follow them on Twitter.

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Jeep Wrangler Production Increases for Toledo Plant

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Posted on January 20, 2012 by baysideadmin

Jeep Wrangler has been seeing quite a big upswing in sales lately. With over 122,460 Jeeps sold in 2011, that comes out to a 30-percent increase over the previous year. Mike Manly, the CEO of Jeep said about the Wrangler’s growth,

“We grew 17 percent and what I was very pleased with when I look back at the year is we continued to see growth in the direction of our 2009 plan.”

More and more people have been wanting to get their hands on the award winning Jeep model and it seems that it’s causing a problem. According to an article in the Toledo Blade, that problem is the fact that only one plant in the world is currently constructing Wranglers. The sole plant in Toledo, Ohio is not dealing with the fact that it is having to deal with such a stark increase in demand. The Wrangler plant has been running for 20 hours a day, six days a week in attempting to get enough Wranglers to the lot.

Luckily, Jeep and the auto workers have come together to figure out a way to deal with this. The United Auto Workers have reached an agreement that will help up the Wrangler production to 100 units a day. Another silver lining to come out of this news story is that in order to reach this level of work, the plant will be needing to add 50 more workers to the lines. This may even include adding a third shift. According to Mr Manly,

“If Wrangler demand continues to grow at the rate that we’ve seen in 2011, obviously we’re going to have to look at our options and one of our options is a third shift.”

Great news not just for Wrangler sales, but also for the workforce that is currently making them. Maybe all those Call of Duty advertisements are starting to catch on.

If you’re interested in seeing why the rush is happening on the Jeep Wrangler, go on over to Baysides Showroom. Any other question, you can reach them at 888-425-7294. Please make sure to follow on Facebook and Twitter.

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