Posted on 09/02/2015 4:22:55 PM PDT by FlJoePa
By Stephen Elmer Sep 01, 2015
A pickup truck based on the Jeep Wrangler is under development and should arrive on the market by 2017 or 2018.
According to Automotive News, production of the Wrangler will stay in Toledo, Ohio, which is also where Jeep will be building a new pickup truck based on the Wrangler. The fate of Wrangler production has been up in the air for nearly a year, but today Jeep execs revealed these plans to plant management. They also revealed that production of the Cherokee will be leaving Ohio for a nearby State, likely Michigan or Illinois.
Details on the Jeep Wrangler pickup truck are still unknown, besides the fact that it will be based on the next-generation Wrangler which will use some aluminum parts to cut weight while it will also likely adopt a diesel and or a small turbocharged gasoline motor to get good fuel economy ratings. It is likely that the truck will be a midsize to compete with the new Chevy Colorado along with the redesigned Toyota Tacoma.
SEE ALSO: Next-Gen Jeep Wrangler Stays ‘True to its Current Form’
A modern Jeep Wrangler pickup was teased back in 2005 with the Gladiator concept (seen above) though that truck was based off the larger Ram 1500 frame.
Having a new pickup to build in Toledo will help to negate the loss of the Cherokee, which is Jeep’s best-selling vehicle. Combined, FCA wants the redesigned 2018 Wrangler along with the pickup to move 350,000 units a year.
...not if democrats can outlaw combustion engines in time to kill our auto industry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Forward_Control
Liked these. used to always see them at the gas stations with plows on them.
Wish I still had my 97 Cherokee and 93 wrangler. A jeep pu on a 1500 frame would have been cool
Taking design cues from a Nissan Cube is not a great idea.
Nice little turbo diesel in it and they’ll have something.
You made me google Nissan Cube...and you’re right!
Yes they will!
Not a new idea.
In other news, the Chinese claim to have a killer missile that can travel ten times the speed of sound. Nothing can stop it.
It probably will have BUT not for Americans. It makes me ill that some of the efficient diesels are not available to us.
AMC got it right:
No doubt paid for with the stupidity that is called "free trade".
Perfect golf cart at the Ponderosa
Suddenly it’s 1955! No, thanks.
Yep, had one with a Ford Flathead V-8 in it.
They made a bunch of tranny adapters for them.
Looks like a Scrambler.
It’s a day late and a dollar short.
I would have bought one prior to the GM bailout. I know Chrysler didn’t get bailed out, but bought by Fiat.
After owing a Toyota FJ cruiser, I’ll never go back to one of the “big three”.
The one on the top is. I actually have an 85 Scrambler (that’s not it). The one on the bottom was a big workhorse of a truck.
They may be making up for dumping the Dakota.
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