Jeep® Europe Opens Up Ordering For Entire 2023 Jeep Avenger Lineup

Jeep® Europe Opens Up Ordering For Entire 2023 Jeep Avenger Lineup​

Four New Trim Levels - Avenger, Longitude, Altitude, and Summit Are Now Available​

Building on the success of the exclusive 1st Edition, the full-equipped launched version which received over 10,000 reservation online, Jeep® Europe has announced that its have now made the entire lineup of the Avenger (JJ) available for ordering. The Avenger is the Jeep brand’s first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) SUV.

Jeep® Europe Opens Up Ordering For Entire 2023 Jeep Avenger Lineup

Building on the success of the exclusive 1st Edition, the full-equipped launched version which received over 10,000 reservation online, Jeep® Europe has announced that its have now made the entire lineup of the Avenger (JJ) available for ordering. The Avenger is the Jeep brand's first...

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[TripleT]

When is the first STLA Medium supposed to come out? The new 3008 already?

Based on pictures, I really like the proportions of the Avenger. I could imagine the Alfa B-crossover to be more "Crosswagon" than SUV. It can sit lower than the Jeep, just like the Tonale sits lower than the Dodge twin. Punto was 1.49 high, Mito I think 1.45.

Compromised space or not, the PSA B-cars are doing much better than Polo (maybe RIP) and Fiesta (RIP soon) on the market.

Fiesta is being replace by a similar sized BEV... New Paint shop is running over the road, it is bizarre, cars will have to come up and then down. Navigating the plant will be weird,

 

[CloversPlusCats]

When is the first STLA Medium supposed to come out? The new 3008 already?

DS looks like they'll get first dibs, maybe. I'm not sure of any cars that'll have the new platform before them.

Electric Flagships From DS And Opel/Vauxhall To Be Built In Italy | Carscoops

The new DS and Opel/Vauxhall models will be based on the same EV-biased platform

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[pumadog]

Fiesta is being replace by a similar sized BEV... New Paint shop is running over the road, it is bizarre, cars will have to come up and then down. Navigating the plant will be weird,

Smaller than the Puma? German media reports indicate an electric midsize crossover. Ford Europe looks sad to me: Several models (Fiesta, Mondeo, Galaxy, S-Max …) killed off, upcoming electric models to be built on licensed VW platform instead of own developments. Commercial projects shared with VW …

 

[Deckard Cain]

If Ford continues down this path they'll be the second US manufacturer exiting the european market.
It would be a shame.

 

[TripleT]

Smaller than the Puma? German media reports indicate an electric midsize crossover. Ford Europe looks sad to me: Several models (Fiesta, Mondeo, Galaxy, S-Max …) killed off, upcoming electric models to be built on licensed VW platform instead of own developments. Commercial projects shared with VW …

Adjusting to the regulatory reality. But we heard from the world power brokers this week the goal is to end private transport for the peasants of the world. I been saying this for a while now, glad that they admit it.

 

[pumadog]

There was a special staff meeting in Cologne today, Ford Europe is killing a big chunk of its development department. Thousands laid off.

Ford streicht wohl tausende Stellen in Köln

Das wurde heute laut Betriebsrat bei einer Betriebsversammlung bekannt gegeben. Demnach könnten im Forschungszentrum Merkenich bis zu 2.500 von 3.800 Stellen abgebaut werden - mehr als die Hälfte aller Jobs in der Fahrzeugentwicklung.

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Betriebsversammlung: Kahlschlag in der Fahrzeugentwicklung bei Ford in Köln

Der Betriebsrat geht vom Verlust von bis zu 2500 Stellen in Köln aus. Etwa 5000 Mitarbeitende waren bei der ersten außerordentlichen Betriebsversammlung am Montag.

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[patfromigh]

There was a special staff meeting in Cologne today, Ford Europe is killing a big chunk of its development department. Thousands laid off.

Ford is doing the same in North America also. Management is saying they want to get out of the mass market segments.

What I'm about to say might be better in a new thread. I get that people want crossovers and SUVs, so traditional sedans and hatchbacks are no longer selling that well. The Dodge and Chrysler brands have moved away from the high volume sales market as seen in the past and they are down to a few sedan offerings. Fiat still wants to be a mass market brand. They aren't willing to forsake this despite the zero emissions demands of the regulators. Fiat has said there will be more products besides the new 500, and the Centoventi concept offers a future glimpse. I don't get that Ford is saying it can't be done with battery electric power-trains, while Fiat is showing how to do it. The Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf are certainly aimed at the mass market as well.

 

[Deckard Cain]

It can be done. There's battery chemistries that are cheap and can be used to make cheaper vehicles. Namely LFP batteries. They're also more resistant to degradation than NMC batteries.
The issue is that since they're less energy dense, it's better if they're used in more aerodynamic models, meaning NOT SUVs. And that goes against the "market trend".

The issue is that the investment funds which are the large shareholders of manufacturers want fatter profit margins than what the sector historically provides.
The simple fact is that providing reasonably priced means of transportation doesn't bring in the margins that look good on the spreadsheet of investment funds.