Jeep could build Wrangler-based pickup in Ohio - NASCAR Ranting and Raving (blog)

Although Marchionne acknowledged in the Automotive News interview yesterday that merging with GM would be a cultural and managerial challenge of epic proportions, his case remains the same: GM’s business is too large for him to care about politeness. If the sales slowdown in China continues, U. S. buyers could eventually see more vehicles imported from China, as automakers try to maximize production at the plants they have built there. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist (to know) that the only way I can move around the Wrangler is to move it into the other Toledo plant”. “In spite of a tough 2014 comparison and extreme stock market volatility, our dealer’s competitive spirit kicked in and propelled us to our 65th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases”, said Reid Bigland, Head of U. S. Sales. The company put in display the Gladiator concept, whipping people into a fever as they speculated way back in 2005 that a pickup truck model was on its way. “Me, personally, I think a pickup truck in the Jeep brand is something that is very applicable. Source: 4ever3blog.com