Lifting the curtain on the Jeep Grand Wagoneer - Automotive News (blog)
Fiat Chrysler is inviting thousands of its dealers and their top managers to Las Vegas in August for a very special peep show. For dealers, it promises to be special because the star of the show won’t be a “who” but a “what”: the resurrected Jeep Grand Wagoneer. According to dealers on the invite list, Jeep’s three-row luxury SUV will make its behind-the-scenes debut during FCA’s dealer announcement meeting on August 25. But when it debuts, the Grand Wagoneer will follow in the tracks of the now... When the 200 was first shown to wolf-eyed dealers at the 2013 dealer preview, it drew a rousing standing ovation, according to people who were in the room at the time. For example, on May 19, Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne told reporters that the Grand Wagoneer should share a common platform with the next generation of the two-row Jeep Grand Cherokee. That means that when it returns for the first time since 1991, the Grand Wagoneer will be a unibody vehicle, and not a body-on-frame, truck-based SUV like the Chevrolet Suburban or Cadillac Escalade. In terms of exterior styling, the smart money says the Grand Wagoneer will sport a modern take on the ’70s-style Jeep Cherokee. Source: www.autonews.com
