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Motor Trend is reporting that the next Renegade is coming in 2026 and will be built in North America: https://www.motortrend.com/news/next-gen-affordable-jeep-cherokee-renegade-suv-coming-soon/ Brampton seems like the obvious choice for assembly plant, unless Belvidere is flexible enough to...

I'd like to see three vehicles on STLA Medium out of Brampton: Jeep Compass CUV, Dodge Hornet crossover coupe, and Chrysler Portal MPV.

I have a '15 Renegade Latitude 2.4l 4x4 that I bought new and it's been close to bulletproof. There was one recall with the radiator and the tires dry-rotted in the first year or two (weird!) but otherwise no problems. Of course, I live less than 3 miles from my job and do not travel much, so it...

I actually prefer the new tail lights. The WK2's tail lights were the one design element I never liked (did not hate them either, just thought they were meh). I though they were too big and looked cheap and generic. Same with the WD. I think that the new ones look much sportier and more upscale...

Where are these new engines supposed to come from?

This is what Carlos Tavares said about the Jeep midsize triplets at Investor Day: It sounds like they are planning to sell about 3.5 to 4 Cherokees for every Wagoneer S OR Recon they sell. So if they sell 100k a year, that would be about 10k units of Wagoneer S, 10k Recons, and 70k to 80k...

It looks like one car is trying to push its way out through the front fascia of another car. And one of those cars might be a real looker! But the mash-up, IMHO, looks awkward at best and grotesque at worst. That said, styling is subjective. I hope the Europeans love it and they sell a million...

Cherokee is intended to be the mainstream Jeep D-CUV. Rumor has it that it will have hybrid and possibly full ICE drivetrains. Wagoneer S and Recon will likely be low-volume, high-margin vehicles. So even if they do not sell in huge numbers, that does not mean that they will be failures. Jeep...

A Ram-branded SUV on STLA Frame with many (but not all) of the same trims as the 1500 could use up the production capacity left by the 1500 Classic at Warren and offer a cheaper, more mainstream alternative to the Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer.

I do think a Dodge midsizer on STLA Large would be cool, if they have the budget and production capacity and if it would not cannibalize the sales of the Chrysler CUV and Cherokee too badly. The Chrysler could be a 7-seat family vehicle and the Dodge could be the sportier 5-seat version. They...

The South America Fiat Fastback is another similar vehicle. The ProMaster City (aka Fiat Doblo) was built by the Tofas JV in Bursa, Turkey, like the Tipo, so importing from that plant is not unprecedented. I would use Brampton to build the Compass, Hornet, and a compact/midsize Chrysler--...

I like it but I get that it is polarizing. I think it gives a sportier look that would suit the Dodge and differentiate it from the more tradional CUV roofline that I imagine the Compass will likely retain.

Gen2 Tonale to start production at Melfi in 2027 on STLA Medium. This is an opportunity to redesign the Hornet, differentiate it from the Tonale, and address its shortcomings. The primary complaints I've read about the Hornet include: *too expensive. *rear seats too cramped. *styling...

According to the Investor's Day presentation, Wagoneer S and Recon are due out this year, new Durango, Compass, and Cherokee next year, and the Chrysler CUV in 2026.

The UAW agreement does not mention the Gladiator at Toledo after it and the Wrangler get a "PHEV Upgrade" in 2025, but it does say that a new Wrangler is coming in 2028. Is it possible that the Gladiator will move to Belvidere as one of the "Midsize Trucks" coming in 2027?

Any idea if the new Durango will continue to be produced at JNAP or is it going to Mack?

Wagoneer S:Recon:

This is from Stellantis' EV Day in 2021-- likely a representation of the next Cherokee. They had similar images of the Wagoneer S and Recon that were very close to how the actual models look.

Any idea how big this is going to be? The maximum wheelbase and length reported for STLA Large are 121 inches and 202 inches, respectively (although the Charger is already exceeding that with a length of 206 inches). The STLA Large dimensions would put this closer in size to the compact Ram...