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2010 Jeep Liberty Sport - Click above for high-res image gallery
Chrysler has been mighty busy these past few months. The Auburn Hills, MI-based automaker has launched all-new versions of the
Dodge Durango and
Charger, the
Chrysler 300 and
Jeep Grand Cherokee. That's a very full product onslaught, yet Team Pentastar also found the time to give thorough (if overdue) refreshes to most of the other vehicles in its lineup. One vehicle missing from that long list of re-dos is the Jeep Liberty, but a report from Kicking Tires suggests that may change for 2012.
KT cites a Securities and Exchange Commission filing submitted by Chrysler that shows that the Liberty will be remade next year. We're not sure if the Liberty will be refreshed or if Chrysler is planning a more comprehensive makeover, but we do know that any and all changes are welcome. The second-generation Liberty went on sale in the 2008 model year.
The Liberty's fraternal twin, the
Dodge Nitro is in need of some refresh love itself, but interestingly enough, the slow-selling vehicle wasn't mentioned in the report. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne mentioned during the Detroit Auto Show that the Nitro
"needs to be replaced," adding that the midsize SUV is "the most significant hole in our product portfolio."
Photos copyright (C)2011 Jeremy Korzeniewski / AOL
[Sources:
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Kicking Tires]
Report: New Jeep Liberty on the way in 2012; Dodge Nitro replacement uncertain originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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March 4th, 2011
Filed under: SUV, Plants/Manufacturing, Crossover, Chrysler, Jeep, Fiat
It's no secret that
Chrysler's future plans are in a constant state of flux right now. After all, the automaker just went through a ridiculously fast bankruptcy where bits and pieces were shed before stewardship was handed over to Italy's
Fiat. It's only natural that Chrysler's new management would need some time to get itself organized.
According to The Toledo Blade, Chrysler decisionmakers are still up in the air as to how the Toledo North Assembly Plant figures into the company's future roadmap. Previously, Chrysler said the Ohio facility would build three new SUVs based on Fiat's C-Evo platform to replace the
Jeep Liberty and
Dodge Nitro.
Apparently, however, Chrysler has three plants that could build the new 'utes - Toledo, Belvedere, Illinois and Sterling Heights, Michigan. The reality is that the Pentastar really only needs two of them to handle the project. Alternately, all three could build the vehicles using fewer shifts. At this point, it's anyone's guess which, if any, of these facilities will be left out in the cold, and what the resulting employee impact will be.
[Source:
The Toledo Blade]
Report: Chrysler delays planned expansion of Toledo plant originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 18th, 2010
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Filed under: SUV, Truck, Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Dodge, Jeep
Chrysler has found a defect with certain 2010
Dodge Nitro,
Dodge Ram 1500,
Jeep Liberty and
Jeep Wrangler models that could hinder braking. An improper flare on a brake tube that connects the master cylinder to the hydraulic control unit is being blamed for the problem. The HCU is part of the anti-lock braking system, and the faulty flare may leak and lead to a loss of brake fluid, which could lead to reduced braking performance and heighten the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will replace the tubes on 22,118 vehicles at its own cost under safety recall starting in August. Concerned owners can also phone in at 800-853-1403 or visit The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
safercar.gov website. NHTSA is tracking this effort under campaign ID number 10V315000.
[Source:
NHTSA]
Dodge recalling 22,000 2010MY trucks, SUVs over brake issue originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 12th, 2010
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Filed under: Car Buying, Budget, SUV, Europe, Crossover, Hatchback, UK
2010 Dodge Caliber - click above for high-res image gallery
Here in their homeland, the Dodge Caliber and Nitro can't get much lovin' from critics, but parent Chrysler has gone and kicked the two models right out of the UK altogether. Hitting up
Dodge.co.uk shows but a single vehicle, the Journey, for sale in Blighty. Even the seven-passenger MPV, seemingly well suited to the UK market, has been struggling to find buyers, and the model has had its lineup rejiggered with more standard equipment added to entice addtional prospects.
Try as it might, Chrysler just hasn't been able to close enough sales of the Nitro and Caliber in the UK. Things must be slightly better on The Continent, as consumers can still find the two exiles available on Dodge's websites for such far-flung locales as
Russia,
France, and our favorite, Italy's
Dodge.it. Company officials tell Autoblog that the "Caliber [is] still sold in most all continental European markets, Nitro [is] for sale in most major markets there."
[Source:
Autocar]
Dodge stops selling Nitro, Caliber in UK originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 19 May 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 19th, 2010
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