Ram’s CEO Bob Hegbloom just told Automotive News that a new Dakota is not going to happen. Does that mean the Jeep pickup project has been green-lit?

With the next generation Wrangler getting ready to begin production in just a few short years, Jeep’s CEO Mike Manley stated that a pickup based Wrangler might still be in the cards.

Rumors that Jeep might be developing a pickup have been buzzing since 2005 when the company unveiled the Wrangler-based Gladiator pickup, but back then, Chrysler was so over its head with money issues that the idea didn’t make sense. Now, with more financial clearance, it appears a Jeep pickup might be on the horizon.

When you think of towing, the first thing that pops into your mind is probably a diesel motor.  In the front of a pickup truck.  Not in a Jeep sold in America.  But that’s exactly what the guys at The Fast Lane Car were thinking: hauling a 5,740-pound boat behind the 2014 Grand Cherokee ECODiesel. […] More »