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Jeep Promises to Drop Exciting News at NYIAS, New Compact SUV to Debut in Brazil

The 2016 New York International Auto Show is almost upon us, but the Jeep brand won’t present the heavily-anticipated compact SUV there. Jeep will instead make an announcement on the Grand Cherokee mid-size SUV, an exciting one of those, apparently.
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According to The Detroit News, Jeep CEO Mike Manley has declared that the replacement for the Compass and Patriot is “perfectly on track.” There’s still no official confirmation on the name of the compact-sized SUV, but the CEO says that Brazil is the place where it will debut and where it will be assembled.

Manley is referring to the Sao Paulo Auto Show, slated to open its doors to the public in November, and the Goiana plant in Pernambuco, the facility that handles production of the Renegade. Inaugurated in 2014, the Goiana plant can manufacture up to 250,000 vehicles on a yearly basis, although it hasn’t reached its full potential just yet. Maybe the C-SUV will help with that.

As for the Grand Cherokee, the Jeep numero uno told that he has “pretty exciting news” to share with us. Some people are adamant that Mike Manley is talking about the Hellcat V8-powered Grand Cherokee, the one enthusiasts call the Trackhawk. From my point of view, we should wait for the facelifted Grand Cherokee to be presented first, then dream about the Hellcat variety.

Manley previously told the automotive media that the Hellcat-ified Jeep Grand Cherokee would come before the end of calendar year 2017, which kind of confirms my assumption that the facelift has priority.

In related news, the Jeep brand will bring to market an all-new Wrangler and pickup truck in the following years, as well as a modern interpretation of the Grand Wagoneer. Word on the street is that the all-new Grand Wagoneer will use Maserati engines and will rival the likes of the Range Rover.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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