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Open Road
Making the Compatriot the Jeep we want - and deserve

If Jeep wants a mini Grand Cherokee, it needs to do more than copy the style. The packaging has to be right, too.

Report
Jeep Compass, Patriot will stick around for 2017 model year

Their replacement goes into production in January, but Jeep will keep making Compatriots for 2017 to bridge the gap.

Spy Shots
Jeep Patriot replacement adopts tiny Grand Cherokee styling

The Grand Cherokee is about to get a bouncing, budget-priced baby brother.

With looks borrowed from the Grand Cherokee, Jeep's new CUV should be a reasonably priced looker.

Report
Jeep pickup confirmed, will be built in Toledo

At the Detroit Auto Show, Jeep reveals that the next-generation Wrangler will add a long-awaited pickup model.

Official
Jeep celebrates with 75th anniversary editions [w/video]

Jeep is marking its 75th anniversary in 2016 with a special edition for each of the six models in its lineup, all decked out in green with bronze accents.

Recalls
FCA recalls 570,000 SUVs from Jeep and Dodge over fire woes

Fiat Chrysler US issues two recalls covering about 570,000 worldwide examples of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Compass, and Patriot, and Dodge Durango.

Spy Shots
Jeep spied testing new compact crossover

These latest spy shots show a new Jeep crossover that will replace the Patriot and Compass undergoing testing ahead of its anticipated debut in the middle of next year.

Report
FCA plotting larger Jeep Renegade, Fiat 500XL

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is reportedly planning a big expansion of its product lineup, including a larger SUV to be based on the platform underpinning the Fiat 500X and Jeep Renegade.

Consumer Reports Most and Least Reliable Small Crossovers

Here are the top three most-reliable small crossovers and the top three least-reliable small crossovers sold in America in 2014, according to Consumer Reports.

Recalls
Chrysler recalls small number of 2013-2014 cars and trucks over engine debris

Chrysler is recalling a small number cars over issues with their 2.4-liter four-cylinder engines. The recall, which affects 522 examples of its 2013 Dodge Avenger and Chrysler 200 models, as well as 2014 Jeep Compass and Brandon Turkus

Report
Jeep leads list of 25 most patriotic brands

It's not unusual to feel extra patriotic this time of year, what with the Fourth of July being today and all. As if to celebrate, New York-based research firm Brand Keys conducted a study among 4,500 consumers about what brands they find to be the most patriotic. According to the Detroit Free Press, Jeep took top honors in this s

Report
Fiesta-sized Jeep coming in 2014

We've heard rumors before about a new, baby Jeep to slot below the new-for-2014 Cherokee (pictured) in the automaker's lineup. Now, Edmunds is reporting that the new crosso

Recalls
Chrysler recalling 630k Jeep models worldwide

Despite its refusal to recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty models this week over a gas tank fire risk, Chrysler will be recalling 630,000 Jeep Compass (pictured), Steven J. Ewing

Recalls
Chrysler recalling over 200k vehicles across its brands

With more than 200,000 units across six separate recalls and almost all of its brands, it appears that Chrysler has officially jumped headfirst into the recall pool this month. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued three official recalls for the automaker, and The Detroit News is reporting that the automaker itself has announced three more.

Detroit
2014 Jeep Compass/Patriot sing their swan songs with a six-speed automatic

Unless the governor, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, gives them a reprieve, the 2014 Jeep Compass and Patriot are expected to meet their makers sometime next year. Should they perish, it's a shame that it would happen just as they've shed the

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Official
Jeep sets all-time sales record in 2012

Last year was good to Jeep. Chrysler has announced its trail-rated brand set an all-time global sales record in 2012 by moving 701,626 units. That number easily surpasses the previous record set in 1999 when Jeep sold 675,494 models. All told, the brand saw a 19-percent sales increase worldwide over 2011, and much of that swell can be traced directly to the Zach Bowman

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