Dealers see Wrangler due in 2017 - Toledo Blade
The next-generation Jeep Wrangler — which may or may not be built in Toledo — was shown to thousands of Fiat Chrysler Automobile dealers from across the country this week at a high-profile company event in Las Vegas. Those who saw the vehicle said there was no mistaking it for anything but a Wrangler. “It looks good obviously, but doesn’t look significantly different,” said Ralph Mahalak, Jr. , a longtime Monroe dealer operating Monroe Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Superstore. Through July, the company has sold 121,770 Wranglers, a 19 percent increase from last year. Fiat Chrysler Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne perhaps is to blame for much of it. Among his public comments were that the Wrangler might ditch its steel frame, and/?or might go all-aluminum. At the dealer show, Fiat Chrysler officials said the new Wrangler will get 30 miles per gallon. That would be a 43 percent increase from the 21 mpg highway rating the government awards the 2015 Wrangler. Dealers said there was no mention of where the next-generation Wrangler would be built. The upcoming Wrangler was one of approximately 60 new or significantly updated vehicles that were shown. Source: www.toledoblade.com
