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.
Chrysler is now a foreign car company anyway. If I'm going to buy foreign, I'll buy Nissan or Hyundai and avoid the UAW label.
Whatever happened to the Comanche or whatever it was called?
Yeah, but Ram Trucks was spun off as a separate company. I'm sure it's still UAW, but at least not foreign like the rest of Chrysler.
I wish, but no. They were spun off from Dodge but are still owned by Fiat. Check out the bottom of Ram Trucks.
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Totally agree.
Pretty cool. I’d still rather have an old Scrambler or Wagoneer though. But then, I enjoy the experience of driving clankerous old trucks.
Love that old style Chief. Would love to have one even more. No budget, no space and I have two dead CJs at the moment.
A guy who ran a hardware store in my hometown drove one of those vintage chiefs it seemed like forever. Took good care of it. The last time I remember seeing it might have been the early 90s. The guy died of old age.
Seen a few here and there bit none in recent years.
For 20 years Jeep has had a Consumer Reports Reliability rating below average.
How do they stay in business?
I don’t know. They’re more expensive (comparatively speaking) than ever and yet I see them everywhere down here. Go to the beach on a weekend, and it seems every 5th car is a Jeep.
Because the people who buy Jeeps don’t care what Consumer Reports rates them at.
They’re good vehicles.
Ping me when they redirect the 4.0L straight 6.
First, the fact that more used Jeeps are still running than most other brands makes Consumer Reports look like the imbecils they are.
Secondly, if I wanted liberal advice on buying a car, I would avoid Consumer Reports and just ask Obama.....no difference.
Actually a two wheel drive Ford pickup could get you most of the places the jeep could go. The jeep had the advantage on very rocky roads but the Ford was a better “mudder”.
One of my Jeeps is 20 years old. A ‘96 Cherokee which serves as plow, pickup and spare for when one of my other cars is being worked on by me. 300,000 + on that straight 6 and still plenty of gitup and go.
The straight 6 was killed by emissions regulations....just as the Hemi is going to be in the next few years.
You can thank your elected officials
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It happened in ‘87, and the new one will have a steep climb to match the standards.
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No way, no how. I put chains on my Jeep and it climbs trees in a foot of snow. My Ford pickup had trouble in 4 inches of snow.
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