If you are a Jeep fan eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Wrangler pickup, you have about a year more to wait.
After years of speculating and dreaming about the return of a Jeep pickup, it appears as though prospective buyers of the Wrangler-based truck have about a year left to wait. According to information gathered by Automotive News from the FCA dealer convention last week, the Jeep Wrangler pickup will hit dealerships around the United States in April, presumably as a 2020 model year vehicle.
The April 2019 Arrival
For those unfamiliar with the FCA national dealer convention, it is a meeting that takes place each year in Las Vegas, where representatives from dealerships all over the US meet with senior executives of the company to talk business. This convention frequently includes an early look at upcoming models, a closer look at concept cars and news on future vehicles.
At the 2018 FCA dealer convention, the biggest news seems to be the long-anticipated arrival off the Jeep pickup. After ages of talking about it, it sounds as though the Trail Rated pickup will begin reaching dealers and owners in April of 2019. Considering the timing, the Wrangler pickup is almost guaranteed to be a 2020 model year vehicle, so when it arrives, it will have been 28 years since Jeep had a truck.
Wrangler Pickup or Scrambler?
FCA has been tight-lipped when the Jeep Wrangler pickup comes up in conversation, but with the last pickup being based on the Wrangler line being called the Scrambler, it has been speculated that the name could be brought back for the 2020 model. The last truck offered by Jeep back in 1992 with the Cherokee-based Comanche, so it seems unlikely that FCA would bring that name back.
However, many reports insist that the 2020 Jeep truck will simply be known as the Wrangler pickup, which doesn’t have the old school feel, but the simpler name may go over better with modern buyers who aren’t familiar with the old Scrambler.
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