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IIHS names Honda, Jeep, more
Multiple midsize SUVs have rated poorly for rear-seat safety in a new crash test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. IIHS, a nonprofit that focuses on improving motor vehicle safety through research and car evaluations, tested 13 midsize SUVs for front crash protection, according to a news release published Tuesday. While all of the vehicles earned high ratings for driver protection in front crashes, the majority of cars tested scored poorly for the safety of passengers seated in the back, IIHS said. “All these vehicles provide excellent protection for the driver,” IIHS President David Harkey said in a statement, “but only a handful extend that level of safety to the back seat.” SUVs…
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Jeep Teases 2023 Easter Jeep Safari with Eye-Catching Sketches
Jeep showed off two new teasers ahead of the 2023 Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. The brand uses the event, now in its 57th year, as a showcase for new concept vehicles. The company released the first two “trail markers” hinting at what it will bring to the event scheduled for April 1–9, 2023. Jeep Nation rejoice! The Easter Jeep Safari is nearly upon us. This year will mark the 57th Safari, and true to form, Jeep has started hinting at the wild concepts it will bring. The first two teasers—or “trail markers,” as Jeep is calling them—were released today. Rather than images or renderings, the company showed off…
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Illinois Jeep plant shutters indefinitely, shedding 1,200 jobs

 For the to start with time in 57 yrs, Belvidere doesn’t have personnel finishing their shifts at the area auto plant. Jeep maker Stellantis idled the plant indefinitely. It is a person of the five most important auto assembly crops in the earth. In a city of 25,000, it is a critical component of the neighborhood economic system. The point out has…
 For the 1st time in 57 decades, Belvidere does not have workers finishing their shifts at the nearby vehicle plant. Jeep producer Stellantis idled the plant indefinitely. It is one particular of the 5 biggest car assembly crops in the globe. In a town of 25,000, it’s…
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Deputies: Stolen mail found in stolen Jeep after chase
BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Deputies say a stolen Jeep they chased along US-131 south of Grand Rapids early Wednesday had more than 100 pieces of stolen mail inside. Kent County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Eric Brunner said a Kalamazoo woman called just before 1 a.m. and said she had learned her Jeep, which had been stolen Tuesday, was in southern Kent County. Deputies spotted the Jeep in the area of 84th Street and US-131 in Byron Township and tried to pull it over but the driver took off south on the highway. Deputies gave chase. “When it comes to vehicle pursuits, they’re very dangerous. There’s policy built in. And so…
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The Last Jeep Cherokee Rolls Off the Line At Belvidere Plant
Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) After a six-year run at the Belvidere Assembly Plant, Jeep Cherokee production is coming to an end. What could turn out to be the last Jeep Cherokee ever rolled off the assembly line on Tuesday, as Autoblog reports, and the Belvidere Plant has gone idle. The future of the Cherokee is now in question, as well as that of the Illinois plant and the 2,300 workers affected by Stellantis idling Belvidere. Jeep Cherokee production winding down is hardly a surprise at this point: Stellantis had announced it would be idling Belvidere in December of last year. Sales of the Jeep Cherokee have been declining steadily…
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Junkyard Gem: 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep, then part of the American Motors Corporation, introduced the unibody XJ Cherokee for the 1984 model year, and suddenly there was a tough-looking truck that drove like a car and got much better fuel economy than the rest of the truck world. Ford responded with the Explorer SUV for 1991, and suddenly commuter trucks were everywhere. Even before Chrysler bought AMC in 1987, a snazzier successor to the Cherokee was being cooked up in Kenosha; it debuted in the 1993 model year and was an instant sales success. Here’s one of those first-year Grand Cherokees, found in a Colorado wrecking yard last fall. The Grand Cherokee had a wheelbase…
