New Jeep Compass as well as Cherokee to progress European sales
The new Jeep Compass is being redesigned as the soft-road representation aiming during augmenting Jeep sales in Europe. The sales objective is about 125,000 units the year, starting from 2014 when the new Compass will go upon sale. The representation will make use of a same Fiat compress platform which will crop up on the Alfa Giulia.
The Jeep Compass will have a long wheelbase as well as wide track platform, with four-wheel drive capacity – modifications of a front-drive Giulietta platform. The brand new Alfa SUV will use a same bottom and both a Jeep as well as Italian representation should compete in the reward SUV segment of a European automobile marketplace against models like the Audi Q5, BMW X3 as well as Land Rover Freelander.
The subsequent era Jeep Compass will reinstate both a current representation as well as the Patriot. It will be suggested in 2013 for a market launch a following year as well as will have a two-litre diesel motor fuel engine in a line-up meaning Jeep should be means to contest in Europe. The 125,000 sales figure is up from 15,000 Jeep models sole in Europe last year.
That is well on top of even Land Rover sales of 75,000 but Jeep says it “is a global brand with the new product operation as well as an expanding play network”. Other models contributing to a desirous devise embody the facelifted Wrangler, brand new Cherokee as well as Grand Cherokee and the Grand Wagoneer. The models will be mutually sole by Lancia outlets.
Source | Autocar
