Jeep is crushing it!
It’s a no brainer to realize Jeep Wranglers are doing so
much better today than they were a few years ago. Besides the technology, sales
have gone up. You see a Jeep Wrangler every 3-4 vehicles. One is lifted, one is
not, the other one looks like your sister’s everyday car. Well to keep up with
the demand, the workers at the Toledo factory are putting in extra hours to
crank out your favorite vehicle. They have ever started working on Saturdays
and Sundays.
Last year, about 236,000 Wranglers were built which had a
20% sale increase in the first half of the year. Now here is where things get a
bit tricky and not many people have enjoyed hearing. Jeep is moving its
Wrangler assembly line out of Toledo, OH so it can be made with a partial aluminum
body. FCA CEO, Sergio Marchionne said the cost of this is the biggest
challenge.
With switching the partial aluminum body, it will save
weight on the car meaning a better miles per gallon and will still remain with
a body-on-frame. With that news said, Jeep is also coming out with an 8 speed
transmission in 2018. There has been a lot of improvements and updates on the
Jeep Wranglers which one of them was changing the front axle, which they have
decided to keep it a solid front axle. Thanks Jeep!
Let’s admit though, aerodynamics is not the greatest on a
Jeep Wrangler. It has even gotten the name “rolling brick” because of its flat
surfaced. In 2011, Jeep produced a one-off Wrangler called the Pork Chop. It
was a much lighter Jeep that was replaced with aluminum and had carbon
fiber-reinforced plastic which was used on a 2011 Wrangler Sport.
With all this being said, it is recognized that the Jeep
Wrangler is not going anywhere and is here to stay. With all these updates and
improvements, Jeep is putting more money into its research and development to bring
the Wrangler fans more of what they want.
