Jeep

Jeep
	Jeep dealership in Rockville, Maryland (2004)
Owner	Stellantis
Introduced	1943; 82 years ago (trademark application); 1945; 80 years ago (first Jeep-branded product launched);
Related brands	Willys MB
Markets	Worldwide
Previous owners	Willys–Overland Motors (1945–1963); Kaiser Jeep (1953–1970); American Motors (1970–1987);
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Jeep is a brand of American automobiles that is a division of FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler Group, LLC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.^[2]^[3] The former Chrysler Corporation acquired the Jeep brand, along with the remaining assets of its owner American Motors, in 1987. Jeep's current product range consists solely of sport utility vehicles and off-road vehicles, but has also included pickup trucks in the past. 1941

The original Jeep was the prototype Bantam BRC. Willys MB Jeeps went into production in 1941 specifically for the military. Arguably that makes them the oldest four-wheel drive mass-production vehicles now known as SUVs.^[4] The Jeep became the primary light 4-wheel-drive vehicle of the United States Army and the Allies during World War II. It remained so in the postwar period. The term became common worldwide in the wake of the war. Doug Stewart notes:

The spartan, cramped, and unstintingly functional jeep became the ubiquitous World War II four-wheeled personification of Yankee ingenuity and cocky, can-do determination."^[5]

A Jeep Wrangler

The first civilian models were produced in 1945.^[6] It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover.^[7]^[8] Many Jeep variants serving similar military and civilian roles have since been designed in other nations. In 2007 Jeep began manufacturing crossover SUVs with its Compass and Patriot models. This led to the 2013 Jeep Cherokee midsize crossover.

Current models

Body style	Model			Current generation			Vehicle description
Body style	Image	Name(s)	Introduction (cal. year)	Model code	Introduction (cal. year)	Main markets	Vehicle description
Body-on-frame SUV		Grand Wagoneer	2021	WS	2021	North America	Full-size SUV (Wagoneer), full-size luxury SUV (Grand Wagoneer). Long-wheelbase version is known as the Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L.
		Wagoneer	2021	WS	2021	North America
		Wrangler	1986	JL	2017	Global	Compact SUV (2-door), mid-size SUV (Unlimited and 4-door). PHEV version available as the Wrangler 4xe.
		Wrangler Unlimited	1986	JL	2017	Global
Crossover SUV		Avenger	2022	JJ	2023 (JJ)	Europe, etc.	Subcompact SUV. Mild hybrid and BEV are available.
		Compass	2007	MP M1 M4 M6	2018 (MP)	Global	Compact crossover SUV smaller than the Cherokee. PHEV version is available.
		Commander/ Meridian	2021	H1 H6	2021 (H1/H6)	Latin America, India	Mid-size crossover SUV based on the Compass produced in Brazil and India. Named the Meridian in India.
		Grand Cherokee	1992	WL	2021	North America, etc.	Mid-size crossover SUV. Long-wheelbase version is known as the Grand Cherokee L. PHEV version is available for the short-wheelbase model.
		Grand Cherokee L	1992	WL	2021	North America, etc.
		Renegade	2014	BU B1 BQ	2014	Global
		Wagoneer S	2024		2024	North America, etc.	BEV crossover SUV based on STLA Large platform.
Pickup truck		Gladiator	2019	JT	2019	Global	Mid-size pickup truck based on the Jeep Wrangler (JL).

Jeep Media

Bantam's BRC 40, pictured in 1941
Jeep with 50 cal. Browning machine gun (2008)
Willys MB Jeep - from 1943 * seen at Crash Museum 40 - 45 - Aalsmeerderbrug
Jeep M715, developed in 1965
Willys wartime advertisement promoting its Jeeps' contribution to the war effort
Jeep Rubicon TJ Rock Crawling at Paragon Off Road Park in Hazelton, PA.
Willys MA on the assembly line, 1941
1942 Willys MB slat grille
1952–1957 Willys / Kaiser MD
M715 pick-up truck, Łańcut, Poland

Notes

↑ Except Cuba, Syria, Iran, North Korea, and Sudan.

References

↑ Statham, Steve (2002). Jeep Color History. MBI. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-7603-0636-9. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
↑ "Chrysler 8-K/A SEC filing" (PDF). secdatabase.com. December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
↑ "Chrysler Group LLC". InsideView company data. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2015. Chrysler Group LLC operates as a subsidiary of Fiat North America LLC
↑ Russell, Philip (2013). 100 Military Inventions that Changed the World. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9781472106704. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
↑ Stewart, Doug (1992). "Hail to the jeep! Could we have won without it?". Smithsonian. 23 (8): 60-69.
↑ Swan, Tony (January 1991). "Jeep Thrills". Popular Mechanics. 168 (1): 106–107.
↑ Gunn, Richard (2006). Trucks & Off-Road Vehicles. Motorbooks. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7603-2569-8. Retrieved July 31, 2011.^{[dead link]}
↑ Robson, Graham (1981). The Rover Story. Stephens. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-85059-543-7. The first Land-Rover owed a lot to the Jeep. Designer Gordon Bashford, who laid out the basic concept, makes no secret of that. It was also his job to go off to an ex-WD surplus vehicle dump in the Cotswolds, buy a couple of roadworthy Jeeps...

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[market1-2] Except Cuba, Syria, Iran, North Korea, and Sudan.

[Statham-1] Statham, Steve (2002). Jeep Color History. MBI. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-7603-0636-9. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[3] "Chrysler 8-K/A SEC filing" (PDF). secdatabase.com. December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

[4] "Chrysler Group LLC". InsideView company data. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2015. Chrysler Group LLC operates as a subsidiary of Fiat North America LLC

[5] Russell, Philip (2013). 100 Military Inventions that Changed the World. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9781472106704. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

[6] Stewart, Doug (1992). "Hail to the jeep! Could we have won without it?". Smithsonian. 23 (8): 60-69.

[7] Swan, Tony (January 1991). "Jeep Thrills". Popular Mechanics. 168 (1): 106–107.

[8] Gunn, Richard (2006). Trucks & Off-Road Vehicles. Motorbooks. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7603-2569-8. Retrieved July 31, 2011.^{[dead link]}

[9] Robson, Graham (1981). The Rover Story. Stephens. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-85059-543-7. The first Land-Rover owed a lot to the Jeep. Designer Gordon Bashford, who laid out the basic concept, makes no secret of that. It was also his job to go off to an ex-WD surplus vehicle dump in the Cotswolds, buy a couple of roadworthy Jeeps...

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