Production of Jeep Compass, Jeep Patriot to end in December
Jeep 551 will enter production in September 2016.
The Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot were introduced as the company's new compact crossover/SUV category models and entered production in 2006, and are finally going out of production a decade later, this year.
According to a report from Automotive News, production of both Compass and Patriot will end on December 23, 2016.
Going by the names 'Jeep 551' and 'Jeep C-SUV' currently, the all-new model will reportedly be unveiled when its production commences at FCA’s new Pernambuco assembly plant in Brazil in late-September. The North American-spec Jeep 551's production will start on January 30, 2017 in Toluca, Mexico. Being a crucial global product for the company, the Jeep 551 will be made in right-hand drive version also.
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The Jeep C-SUV will be based on the Fiat 500X and the Jeep Renegade‘s small-wide front-wheel drive platform. Engines and transmissions to be available in the common replacement are reported to be 164 hp 2.0-liter Tigershark petrol and a 170 hp 2.0-liter MultiJet II diesel engines and 6-speed manual and 9-speed automatic respectively. Along with Brazil and Mexico, the Jeep C-SUV will be produced in China and India also. Indian production will reportedly start in 2017, and the same can be expected for the Chinese production.
[Source: Automotive News]