Jeep Wrangler pickup and baby Wrangler in the works? - Fox News
A Jeep pickup truck. You asked for it, and you just might get it. Speaking at the Detroit Auto Show, Jeep President and CEO Mike Manley hinted that the off-road automaker is seriously considering putting a Wrangler-based pickup truck into production. See: Double-wide Jeep Wrangler owns the road. Jeep currently offers a JK-8 pickup truck conversion kit for the four-door Wrangler Unlimited through Chrysler’s Mopar parts and accessories division that Manley said has exceeded expectations. “It’s sold incredibly well,” Manley said, “but there’s still that demand for a factory-produced Wrangler pickup. Jeep last offered one in 1986 called the Scrambler, but Manley is a fan of the idea and has green-lighted several Wrangler pickup concepts in recent years, including the retro-styled JK-12 and Mighty FC, which features a unique cab-over-engine... Jeep sold over 141,000 Wranglers in 2012, up from 122,000 in 2011, making it the brand’s second most popular vehicle behind the Grand Cherokee. Source: www.foxnews.com
