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This section of Torque News reports Jeep news. It provides news and reviews about Jeep vehicles such as Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Cherokee and so on. The rise of the sport utility vehicle in the US has helped the Jeep brand become one of the top choices among younger families. With a great mix of low cost four wheel drive models and high performance, high end luxury SUVs that all offer incredible versatility and impressive capabilities – Jeep offers something for every buyer.

The 2018 Jeeps have all hit the road save one. Out already are the new Grand Cherokees, Compasses, Cherokees, and the Renegades. However, it is late in this year and the FCA Jeep Wrangler has yet to hit the road. In fact, it has barely been revealed to the public. But that will change on November 29th. Read this section for Jeep news and updates from Torque News reporters with reliable and trusted sources.

Jeep Gladiator pickup is U.S-made.
Jeep Proudly Highlights Its Gladiator Pickup's American-Made Manufacturing Roots
By John Goreham on May 30, 2019 - 4:58PM
The new Jeep Gladiator is American-made. Here is a quick look at Jeep's newest product.
FCA group has amazing open top vehicles.
FCA Brands Maserati Alfa Romeo and Jeep Impress at Annual Topless In Miami Convertible Event
By John Goreham on May 28, 2019 - 4:12PM
FCA had the widest variety of vehicles at this year's Topless In Miami event including Maserati Alfa Romeo and Jeep.
Tell us about your road trip.
Tell Us About Your Upcoming Road Trip - We May Include Your Trip In A Story
By John Goreham on May 17, 2019 - 3:29PM
Are you planning an epic road trip this year? Tell us what you have planned, and take some great photos and video. We'd love to publish a story about it.
Photo of KDVR-Fox 31 Television coverage
An Example of Why Jeep Drivers are Special
By Mary Conway on May 16, 2019 - 11:04PM
A recent gesture tells you why Jeep drivers are special. They take pride in being different, in a great way! Hundreds turned out to honor a brave, young man.
Jeep Gladiator Rubikon can squirt to clean its camera - Video.
Watch the New Jeep Gladiator Rubicon's Front Camera Squirter In Action
By John Goreham on May 9, 2019 - 2:33PM
The new Jeep Gladiator has a unique squirt function we find equal parts fun and practical. Check out the video to see it in action.
Jeep's Gladiator is the only Open-Air pickup.
Jeep and Its Supplier Haartz Collaborate To Create the Only Open Air Midsize Truck -The Gladiator
By John Goreham on May 8, 2019 - 2:18PM
Jeep's new Gladiator is the only open-air midsized pickup truck in America. Here is what makes it special.
Three 2020 Jeep Gladiator Exclusives That You Will Love
By Mary Conway on April 30, 2019 - 5:41PM
After waiting 27 years to bring back a pickup, Jeep is going all out to make sure the 2020 Jeep Gladiator stands out in the mid-size market. We look at three special touches that you didn't know you needed, but you will love!
2020 Jeep Gladiator Gravity
Jeep Gladiator Gravity Showcases Mopar Magic
By Mary Conway on April 10, 2019 - 8:57PM
Jeep expects the 2020 Gladiator to be the most customized vehicle in history. The company already has more than 200 special parts available to personalize your all-new pickup.
Jeep Five Quarter
Jeep Five Quarter: Incredible Classic Military Pickup with Hellcat Power (Video)
By Patrick Rall on April 9, 2019 - 12:00PM
This modified 1968 M-715 is one of the coolest classic Jeep pickups we have ever seen, and only partially due to the Hellcat Hemi.
Moab Jeep J6 Concept
Jeep Could Debut a Short Cab Gladiator Concept in Moab
By Patrick Rall on April 3, 2019 - 1:37PM
Mopar is sure to bring out an assortment of modified versions of current Jeep products, including the new Gladiator pickup.
JC Whitney Modified Jeep Wrangler At SEMA
5 Secrets To Transforming Your Jeep Wrangler Into The Perfect All Terrain Vehicle
By Armen Hareyan on March 7, 2019 - 7:12AM
Jeep Wranglers are among the most customized vehicles on the road, according to research conducted by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), 62% of late model Wranglers are modified. That represents 1.3 million vehicles on the road across the U.S.
Fiat Chrysler Investing $4.5 Billion in Jeep Expansion
By Mary Conway on February 26, 2019 - 9:44PM
Fiat Chrysler says it will create 6500 jobs in Michigan. FCA says its expansion plan would create the first new assembly plant to be built in the city of Detroit in nearly three decades.
Th 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk is great where it isn't expected to be.
2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 4X4 – Good At What You Expect – Better At What You Don’t
By John Goreham on February 19, 2019 - 9:25AM
The 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk is a rough and ready off-roader, right? Yes, it is, but also so much more.
Jeep Cherokee improves its crash strength.
Huge Improvement - Jeep Improves The Safety of Its 2019 Cherokee Crossover
By John Goreham on January 17, 2019 - 11:09AM
Jeep's quality isn't the only thing getting better as time passes. Check out how far Jeep has advanced the 2019 Cherokee's crash test result.
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Group
Idle Detroit Plant to Build Three-Row Jeep Grand Cherokee
By Patrick Rall on December 10, 2018 - 1:10PM
FCA plans to launch a three-row version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee by 2022 and based on a new report by the Detroit News, this larger version of the legendary SUV could be built at the now-inactive Mack Avenue Engine Plant II in Detroit – meaning that as GM is closing American plants, FCA could re-open an idled facility in Michigan.
Three Reasons Fiat Chrysler Plans New Detroit Plant
By Mary Conway on December 9, 2018 - 9:42PM
Fiat Chrysler is expected to announce that it will open a new plant in Detroit by 2020. We look at why Fiat Chrysler needs the plant and politically why it makes sense to open it in Detroit.
The 2020 Jeep Gladiator
The 2020 Jeep Gladiator Looks Perfect in Every Way
By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2018 - 3:54PM
Yesterday morning, the 2020 Jeep Gladiator made its grand debut at the 2018 Los Angeles International Auto Show and based on what we can see and read about the long-awaited Wrangler pickup, the FCA engineers have given the community what they wanted – incorporating everything that makes the Wrangler so popular into a midsized pickup.
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
Jeep Trackhawk Floor Mat Recall is a Real Thing
By Patrick Rall on November 16, 2018 - 11:15AM
Some people on social media seem to think that the recent recall of the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk pertaining to the floor mats is a joke, but it is a real recall that presents real world problems for owners of the 707-horsepower SUV, along with the 475 horsepower non-Trackhawk SRT models.
2019 JL Jeep Wrangler
Jeep Wrangler Pickup Confirmed for LA Auto Show Debut
By Patrick Rall on November 1, 2018 - 2:32PM
The Los Angeles Auto Show issued a press release this morning and in it, the organizers announced that the long-awaited Jeep Wrangler pickup will debut in California, ending speculation as to when the trail rated truck will finally meet the world.
Steve Beahm with the Jeep Wrangler at SEMA
Jeep Wrangler Wins Hottest SUV at SEMA for the 9th-Straight Year
By Patrick Rall on October 31, 2018 - 12:37PM
The organizers of the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas have announced their annual awards and for the ninth-straight year, the Jeep Wrangler was named the Hottest SUV at SEMA – an award that it has literally never lost.
BFGoodrich KM3 test.
Testing BFGoodrich's New Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 Tire Off-Road - Capability You Can Feel
By John Goreham on October 25, 2018 - 11:32AM
We test the new KM3 mud-terrain tire from BFGoordrich and come away impressed.
Why Fiat Chrysler is recalling 24,000 of its popular 2018-2019 Jeep Wranglers
By Mary Conway on October 16, 2018 - 8:48PM
Fiat Chrysler and Jeep are recalling more than 24,000 of the new 2018-2019 Jeep Wrangler JL versions because of bad welds. If the the welds fail, the steering could go out.
HPE1200 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Launching
Built Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Runs a 9.66, Setting the World Record
By Patrick Rall on October 12, 2018 - 2:50PM
A Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk equipped with Hennessey’s HPE1200 package covers the quarter mile in just 9.66 seconds and with a speed of 145 miles per hour, making this is quickest and fastest Trackhawk in the world at the quarter mile distance.
2017 Hellcat Challenger and Charger
Supercharged Dodge and Jeep Models Grossed Over $3-Billion through 2018
By Patrick Rall on October 10, 2018 - 12:56PM
The supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi from the Dodge Challenger, the Dodge Charger and the Jeep Grand Cherokee has already brought in more than $3 billion through the first four model years of availability and that number is going to keep climbing over the next few years.
FCA Vehicle Lineup
FCA Outsells Ford Motor Company in the US in September
By Patrick Rall on October 4, 2018 - 12:19PM
While Ford trucks outsold Ram trucks and the Mustang outsold the Challenger, the FCA group brands combined to outsell the Ford Motor Company brands in the US market in September 2018 – a rare occurrence which hasn’t happened since 2007.
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
Kuniskis Could Bring More Performance to Jeep
By Patrick Rall on October 2, 2018 - 2:25PM
It was announced yesterday that former Dodge boss Tim Kuniskis is taking over the lead position of the Jeep brand and after his success in rolling out a variety of high performance Challengers and Chargers, he could play a key role in improving the performance resume of the Trail Rated brand.
Jeep Wrangler Moab Edition
Jeep Introduces the Wrangler Moab Package
By Patrick Rall on August 28, 2018 - 5:19PM
The first special package for the new Jeep Wrangler JL was announced today, with the Moab package introducing a new level of standard off-roading capabilities to the latest in a long line of legendary machines to sport the Moab name.
2019 Jeep Cherokee
Fiat Chrysler is Recalling More Than 200,000 Vehicles for Potential Brake Problems
By Mary Conway on August 25, 2018 - 11:46PM
Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 209,000 SUVs and vans because of gas bubbles in the brake lines. The problem could increase the time it takes the brakes to stop the vehicle.The recall affects a number of different SUVs.
Sergio Marchionne
Why Marchionne Had To Go Anyway Despite Illness: The Era of Jeep Begins
By Al Castro on July 22, 2018 - 1:45AM
Let me start off at bat: Don Marchionne is a great man. Period. I didn’t agree with him with his paltry 5 year electrification plan for FCA Group, but with his expedited departure, we can now look back with definitive successes and failures. This is how the Era of Sergio Marchionne came to an end, and the Era of Jeep begins as the dominant force in the car industry, perhaps to equal that of Goliath General Motors, now that Jeep takes the world stage.
Maserati’s Upcoming Lineup Includes Electrics. All Photos Courtesy FCA Websites
Better Late than Never: FCA Chrysler Details their EV Plans, Finally
By Al Castro on July 11, 2018 - 7:19PM
Sergio Marchionne, CEO of FCA Chrysler laid out a 5 Year Plan to investors in Italy last month that will be his swan song before leaving in April 2019. Investors were eager to know what his plans were to electrify the entire portfolio. He gave few details other than throwing money and some numbers. But this week he leaves it to his minions at Maserati and Alfa Romeo to hash the details as to how the Ítalo-American auto company will become electrified.
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