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John Mellor’s GoAuto News Jeep ute tip Wrangler-bred ute, Fiat/Ram-based pick-up on agenda By HAITHAM RAZAGUI JEEP looks increasingly likely to offer a ute version of its next-generation Wrangler, which is set to hit the market in 2014 or 2015. And parent company Fiat-Chrysler is also considering a separate and smaller Toyota HiLux rival based on combined know-how from van specialist Fiat Professional and US truck brand Ram. Given the current Wrangler is priced from $32,000 (plus ORCs), a ute version would provide Australian tradies, weekend warriors and enthusiasts with a more affordable alternative to the similarly rugged and iconic Land Rover Defender (single-cab from $48,190) or Toyota 70 Series LandCruiser (cabchassis from $58,540). Speaking to Australian journalists last week about the likelihood of right-hand-drive Ram trucks reaching production, global Jeep brand president and CEO Mike Manley – on his fi rst visit to Australia – indicated that a Jeep ute was more likely. “Everything Jeep makes comes in right-hand drive, so when I think about the future, a right-hand-drive Jeep pick-up could probably have more potential than the Ram we understand today,” he said. Glass’s Guide on a Pocket PC! Hinting at a potential HiLux competitor that would be sold under the Fiat Professional or Ram brands depending on market, Mr Manley said Fiat-Chrysler is working on “very versatile” next-generation commercial vehicle platforms. “I can see an opportunity in the future for a pick-up on a platform that has enough global volume to be able to say we can have a global pick-up in this segment – left-hand drive and right-hand drive – because we’ve got a platform versatile enough to make it – and I’m not talking about a Wrangler.” While a HiLux rival could be several years away, Mr Manley said a decision on the Wrangler ute – which was previewed by the 2005 Gladiator concept – would be made in “the short- to medium-term future”. “We are now thinking of when it would be viable to offer a pick-up (version) of the Wrangler and it would probably be next generation ... in three years, maybe four,” he said. FULL STORY: CLICK HERE Glass’s Pocket Evaluator The mobile solution for execs on the move. All the auto information you need is available on the Glass’s Pocket Evaluator. Glass’s Guide data is easily uploaded on to your own Pocket PC allowing you unprecedented remote access to extensive passenger and commercial vehicle pricing and specification information. Visit our website: www.glassguide.com.au SUBSCRIBE FREE: www.GoAutoMedia.com Aug 15, 2012 Page 13 All-new baby Jeep SUV will be no softie: Manley By HAITHAM RAZAGUI JEEP’S promised baby SUV will be fi t for the Australian Outback – if not the Rubicon Trail – when it arrives in 2015, despite sharing its underpinnings with an Italian commuter car. The sub-Patriot B-segment Jeep will count among its rivals the Skoda Yeti, Subaru XV and Holden’s upcoming Trax, but the American SUV specialist is promising a rugged variant with class-leading off-road ability. In an interview with Australian journalists last week, global Jeep brand president and CEO Mike Manley said there would be at least one variant that would meet Jeep’s traditional ‘Trail Rated’ standard. “The Jeep brand in terms of its equity around the world is too precious for us to weaken it with a product that is not a Jeep,” he said. “There has to be one version that is Trail Rated, absolutely. “If we can’t make it a Jeep, we won’t make it – that is the rule.” Jeep’s Trail Rated certifi cation system is based on a vehicle’s traction, ground clearance, manoeuvrability, wheel articulation and water-fording abilities. As an entrant to a rapidly growing segment, the new sub-compact SUV is likely to become Jeep’s biggest seller globally. FULL STORY: CLICK HERE JEEP SLASHES CHEROKEE SUV PRICING: CLICK HERE Jeepster concept Features Include: • Efficient and user friendly access • 40 years of valuation data for cars and light commercial vehicles • Standard and option features available as well as price history for 12 months GISPP6
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