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The Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using its name on the popular 45-year-old vehicleFebruary 23, 2021 at 4:44 PM Relations between Native American tribes and corporate imagery depicting the people has shifted dramatically in the past few years.
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The Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using the tribe's name, which the brand has used since 1975.
Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. says he anticipates "further discussions" over a potential rebranding.
Hoskin told Insider, "Our names were carefully selected by our ancestors before written history."
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The Che...Tags: Transportation, Washington, Cars, US, NFL, Trends, Native American, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Hoskins, Chuck Hoskin, Cherokee Nation, Hoskin, Chuck Hoskin Jr, Aleeya Mayo, Washington Redskins Football Team 114 people like this. Like 2021 Jeep Cherokee Latitude LUX: Meet The New Member of The Cherokee LineupOctober 4, 2020 at 12:40 PM The 2021 Jeep Cherokee Latitude LUX ramps up the automaker’s offerings in the red-hot midsize SUV segment with the LUXury appeal right in its name.
Past Cherokee lineups have received solid scores from many industry analysts including those at J.D. Power that listed it the third most popular in its 2018 list of 10 Most Popular Midsize SUVs and Crossovers. JD Power also gave it a 5 out of 5 score in its 2019 list of Highest Quality Family SUVs. With economic uncertainty, though, the question ...Tags: Texas, Fca, Autos, North America, Sears, Jeep Cherokee, Austin Texas, Jim Morrison, FCA US LLC, Cherokee, Car News, Nancy Dunham, Western Auto Supply Co, Crossovers JD Power, Convenience Group Sun and Sound Group, Trailer Tow Group 41 people like this. Like Barely-there Jeep Nixed for ’21July 30, 2020 at 2:55 PM Look up the Jeep Cherokee on the brand’s consumer website and you’ll see a lot of trims, but there’s also one you won’t see: Overland. Topping the Cherokee trim ladder, Overland is a well-appointed but under-advertised ride, meaning it’s one you don’t see much of plying local streets or sitting patiently outside the grocery store. […]
The post Barely-there Jeep Nixed for ’21 appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Fca, Autos, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Cherokee, News Blog, Trims, Product Planning 30 people like this. Like In a Bid to Boost Appeal, Jeep Cherokee Dials Up the LuxApril 6, 2020 at 11:14 AM Before most of us were aware of the existence of coronavirus, Fiat Chrysler was idling its Jeep Cherokee plant to align production with falling sales. It certainly wasn’t the first time in recent memory. As the model grew in age, sales fell — to the tune of 20 percent in 2019. Cherokee production, like that […]
The post In a Bid to Boost Appeal, Jeep Cherokee Dials Up the Lux appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Fca, Autos, Crossovers, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Cherokee, News Blog, Trims, Product Planning 13 people like this. Like How To Remove Pistons From An EngineApril 1, 2020 at 11:00 AM Since Michigan has a stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus, I’ve been partaking in what I am now officially dubbing Wrenchfest 2020—an all-out repair assault on my various broken cars. Last weekend was a good one for my Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle, as I cracked into its AMC 360 V8 engine. Here’s a look at how I…Read more...Tags: Amc, Michigan, Lifehacks, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Golden Eagle, Cherokee, Wrenching, 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle 116 people like this. Like Sales Dip Idles Jeep Cherokee PlantJanuary 10, 2020 at 2:00 PM While Jeep may be a big money maker for Fiat Chrysler, the rugged off-road brand’s products aren’t all doing fabulously. A downturn in consumer enthusiasm has left the automaker with too many Cherokees in its inventory, so something has to give. Belvidere Assembly goes dark for two weeks this month. As reported by Automotive News, […]
The post Sales Dip Idles Jeep Cherokee Plant appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Sales, Production, Autos, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler, Inventory, Automotive News, Cherokee, News Blog, Belvidere Assembly 25 people like this. Like QOTD: Are There Any Collectibles Amongst the Rubble?August 1, 2018 at 9:05 AM Monday’s QOTD post by Matthew Guy inquiring about some of the seriously overpriced metal on today’s collector car market got me thinking. And what it got me thinking about was the present state of cars, and if there’s going to be much worthy of collecting at a later date. We’re in some dark times, automotively speaking. Allow me […]
The post QOTD: Are There Any Collectibles Amongst the Rubble? appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Industry, Editorials, Fca, Autos, Dodge, New Cars, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Qotd, Hellcat, Dodge Challenger, Matthew Guy, New Blog, News Blog, Collector Cars, Trailhawk 7 people like this. Like No Fixed Abode: Is the Liberty Ready for Its Cherokee Moment?June 12, 2018 at 11:30 AM Somewhere in my basement there’s an issue of Roundel, the BMW club magazine, that contains an extremely passionate and forceful article regarding a new vehicle from Munich. The author goes on in considerable detail regarding the new car’s size, weight, and insane complexity. He rails against the dilution of BMW’s Autobahn heritage and the compromises […]
The post No Fixed Abode: Is the Liberty Ready for Its Cherokee Moment? appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Munich, Autos, Bmw, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Liberty, No Fixed Abode, Jeep Kj, Jeep Kk 29 people like this. Like Jeep Recalling 48,990 Cherokees Over Fire RiskMay 22, 2018 at 3:34 PM The 2018 Jeep Cherokee is under recall due to some improperly fitted fuel tubes. As the issue relates to the possibility of a gas leak, this falls under the fire-risk category and should have people freaking out left and right. However, the problem is only associated with Cherokees equipped with the 16-valve 2.4-liter inline-four engine. […]
The post Jeep Recalling 48,990 Cherokees Over Fire Risk appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Safety, Quality, Fca, Autos, Fire Risk, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, News Blog, Fiat. Chrysler, Automotive Recalls, 2018 Jeep Cherokee 28 people like this. Like Junkyard Find: 1995 Jeep Cherokee Right-hand DriveApril 23, 2018 at 8:00 AM The XJ Jeep Cherokee has been in production for nearly 35 years (if you count the BAW Knight S12, which I do) and remains very popular as a daily driver in Colorado, so I see many discarded examples in Denver-area wrecking yards. It takes a special XJ to inspire me to shoot photographs for this […]
The post Junkyard Find: 1995 Jeep Cherokee Right-hand Drive appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Japan, Colorado, SUV, Autos, Truck, Awd, 4wd, Denver, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, 1990s, Cherokee, Down On The Junkyard, Junkyard, Junkyard Find, All Wheel Drive 24 people like this. Like 2018 Jeep Wrangler Capable Off-Road; In Other News, Water WetApril 20, 2018 at 5:26 PM Jeep really loves touting its off-road heritage, along with the capability of its current stable of SUVs. To that end, FCA invited Chicago-area automotive media out to play in the mud at an off-road park in central Illinois. The very same off-road park in which I stuffed a Ford Raptor into the mud, multiple times. […]
The post 2018 Jeep Wrangler Capable Off-Road; In Other News, Water Wet appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Chicago, Ford, Fca, Autos, Illinois, Car Reviews, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Off-road, Jeep Wrangler 29 people like this. Like 2019 Jeep Cherokee First Drive – Refreshed Looks in Search of a Power BoostFebruary 7, 2018 at 12:04 PM Jeep loves to brag about how capable its SUVs are off-road, and the brand can back it up. But considering that most folks who purchase SUVs use them only on-road, does rock-crawling ability outweigh on-road performance? For most buyers, I suspect the answer is no. That could be a bit of a problem for the […]
The post 2019 Jeep Cherokee First Drive – Refreshed Looks in Search of a Power Boost appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Autos, Car Reviews, New Cars, SUVs, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Cherokee, 2019 Jeep Cherokee, mid-size SUVs 39 people like this. Like Ace of Base: 2019 Jeep Cherokee LatitudeFebruary 7, 2018 at 8:02 AM When the last Cherokee showed up in 2014, its front fascia was comprised of an alarming set of headlights set deep into a scowling bumper, paired with toenail-clipping DRLs at the leading edge of its hood. It was distinctive, to be kind. This year at Detroit, a refreshed Cherokee took the FCA stage, sporting a […]
The post Ace of Base: 2019 Jeep Cherokee Latitude appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Fca, Autos, Detroit, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, LATITUDE, Cherokee, Ace of Base, 2019 Jeep Cherokee 35 people like this. Like 2019 Jeep Cherokee (facelift) revealed ahead of NAIAS 2018 debutDecember 20, 2017 at 12:37 AM Jeep has revealed the 2019 Jeep Cherokee ahead of its NAIAS 2018 debut in...Tags: Autos, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee 2019 Jeep Cherokee Gets New Engine to Go With New FaceDecember 5, 2017 at 1:15 PM We know from spy photos that the refreshed 2019 Jeep Cherokee will (finally) ditch its awkward stacked headlamps, instead adopting a conventional setup that doesn’t make the vehicle look like it’s squinting. The look is more in keeping with the second-generation Compass and Grand Cherokee. Expect very little outcry over this sensible and long overdue […]
The post 2019 Jeep Cherokee Gets New Engine to Go With New Face appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Green, Autos, Crossovers, Engines, Hybrid, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, News Blog, Product Planning, 2019 Jeep Cherokee 12 people like this. Like 2019 Jeep Cherokee spy shots reveal shift to conventional headlampsOctober 18, 2017 at 3:04 AM Latest spy pictures of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee published by Auto Blog reveal...Tags: Autos, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee 30 people like this. Like Freaky Friday: When Your Free Jeep Cherokee Recall Costs $24,000September 15, 2017 at 4:15 PM Lucky is the new car buyer who isn’t saddled with a trip to the dealer for recall work within the first few years of ownership. The modern age provides us with a great many wonderful things — avocadoes year-round, transmission cogs we can count on all 10 fingers, UberEATS — but it hasn’t turned the average […]
The post Freaky Friday: When Your Free Jeep Cherokee Recall Costs $24,000 appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Safety, Quality, People, Repair, Recalls, Fca, Autos, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, News Blog 18 people like this. Like August 2017 Auto Sales: SUV, Truck Sales Keep Automakers AfloatSeptember 1, 2017 at 7:14 PM It’s been a tough year for a lot of automakers. Sales have generally been down, and only a few brands have been able to post significant gains. But while July was especially rough, August actually looked pretty good for a few brands. Maybe the sky isn’t falling. For now.
Ford (209,897 units, -2.1 percent)
Winner: F-Series (77,007 units, +15.0 percent)
What can we say? Americans love trucks, and they definitely love the F-Series. Unless gas prices skyrocket sometime soon, it shouldn’t be muc...Tags: News, Ronald Reagan, Ford, George Bush, Gm, Toyota, Honda, Chevrolet, Nissan, Continental, Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler, Pete, Nissan Armada, Nissan Frontier, Grand Cherokee 54 people like this. Like A bid farewell: Roy Lunn, a well-engineered lifeAugust 17, 2017 at 2:58 PM Roy Lunn, at a December 2015 Sarasota Cafe Racers lunch. Photo by Gary Jean.
[Editor’s note: This tribute to the life of Roy Lunn comes to us from Martyn Schorr and is reprinted with permission.]
Roy Lunn, the “Godfather of the Ford GT40,” passed away on August 5th, 2017 after suffering a catastrophic stroke at the age of 92. His wife of 70 years, Jeanie and two daughters, two granddaughters, a son-in-law and one great-grandson survive him.
Roy was born in Richmond, England in 1925, one of thr...Tags: Florida, England, China, Amc, America, Society, Obituaries, Ferrari, Ford, Rip, Autos, Chrysler, Raf, Pentagon, Roy, Le Mans 47 people like this. Like Jeep’s U.S. Sales Down 13 Percent This Year: Right Where We Wanna Be?July 24, 2017 at 12:47 PM If the rate of growth FCA’s Jeep brand experienced in the United States in 2016 could be carried forward into 2017, Jeep would sell 1,000,000 SUVs/crossovers this year. Count the zeros. 1 million. For a company that sold fewer than 300,000 vehicles per year coming out of the recession, that’s an absurd figure. Jeep earned […]
The post Jeep’s U.S. Sales Down 13 Percent This Year: Right Where We Wanna Be? appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Sales, Industry, United States, Fca, Autos, SUVs, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, News Blog, U.S. auto sales, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Renegade, SUV sales, Jeep Compass, June 2017 Sales 38 people like this. Like Dial Down the Base: Troublesome Fiat Chrysler Models Due for a Trim ShuffleJune 26, 2017 at 3:00 PM Sure, there’s no vinyl bench seats and standard Slant Six engine, but this isn’t 1981 and Chrysler Corporation isn’t trying to boost sales by stripping down a LeBaron and calling it Special. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is, however, trying to make three models more appealing to the buying masses, meaning trim changes are afoot for 2018. […]
The post Dial Down the Base: Troublesome Fiat Chrysler Models Due for a Trim Shuffle appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Sales, Fca, Autos, Chrysler, Dodge, New Cars, Pricing, SUVs, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Chrysler Corporation, Dodge Charger, News Blog, Chrysler 300, Product Planning 29 people like this. Like Stretched Chinese Jeep Concept Could Preview Chrysler CrossoverApril 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM Chinese car buyers are big fans of stretched American midsize sedans, and extra-long crossovers are seen as the next logical way for U.S. automakers to woo buyers into the brand. In China, where Jeep began production of the Cherokee in late 2015, a new vehicle has appeared online ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show. Rather […]
The post Stretched Chinese Jeep Concept Could Preview Chrysler Crossover appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: China, Fca, Autos, Chrysler, Crossovers, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, News Blog, Future Vehicles, Product Planning, Future Models, Shanghai Auto Show Rather 36 people like this. Like Review: Jeep Cherokee TrailhawkMarch 1, 2017 at 12:33 AM Some would agree that it is not easy being the middle child. In today’s Jeep family, you could argue this is where the Cherokee stands. Mention Jeep Cherokee to any Jeep fan worth his or her salt and they will recall the iconic XJ Cherokee, sold from 1983 to 2001. The XJ was a massive success for Jeep. However by 2001, the beloved Cherokee was hopelessly outdated, and was replaced by the radically different. Still recognizable as a Jeep, the Liberty had curves, and appeared to try to look ‘cute...Tags: Autos, Epa, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Uconnect, Cherokee, Featured Stories, Trailhawk, New car reviews, Comfort Group, Cherokee Trailhawk, Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, XJ Cherokee, SafetyTec Group 107 people like this. Like Jeep’s New Compass and Old Cherokee are About to Step All Over Each OtherFebruary 24, 2017 at 3:30 PM We knew that Jeep’s redesigned small crossover was going to be sized up, priced up, and niced up in order to avoid cannibalizing the Renegade. What we didn’t know was that Jeep would dump it into the KL Cherokee’s lap like a scalding cup of coffee. At $22,090, the base 2017 Compass is only a stone’s […]
The post Jeep’s New Compass and Old Cherokee are About to Step All Over Each Other appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Sales, Industry, Autos, Crossovers, Sales And Marketing, Pricing, SUVs, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, News Blog, Jeep Compass, Pricing Announcements, KL Cherokee 33 people like this. Like Fiat Chrysler Announces 3,200 Extended Vacations in ToledoFebruary 17, 2017 at 1:15 PM To get its Toledo Assembly Complex ready for the all-new 2018 Jeep Wrangler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles needs to go dark for a little while, meaning extended vacays for thousands of employees. The proper term would be “temporary layoff,” but in an autoworker’s life, a job you know you can go back to makes these hassles […]
The post Fiat Chrysler Announces 3,200 Extended Vacations in Toledo appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Jobs, Fca, Autos, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler, Toledo, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Jeep Wrangler, Toledo Assembly Complex, News Blog, Future Vehicles, Product Planning, Toledo Assembly 26 people like this. Like Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Jeep Cherokee Night Eagle – 2016 Bologna Motor ShowDecember 12, 2016 at 8:37 AM Along with the Jeep Renegade Desert Hawk and 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, FCA...Tags: Autos, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, Bologna Motor Show 43 people like this. Like FCA Needs To Find The Hill Descent Control Button: Jeep Sales Slid Downhill Again In OctoberNovember 3, 2016 at 4:30 PM After ending a 35-month streak of improved U.S. sales with a 3-percent year-over-year decline in September, Jeep volume slid 7 percent in October 2016, the second consecutive month of decline for the previously white-hot SUV brand. Jeep’s best-selling Cherokee recorded the most significant plunge in October 2016, falling 23 percent from year-ago levels to rank […]
The post FCA Needs To Find The Hill Descent Control Button: Jeep Sales Slid Downhill Again In October appeared first on The Truth Abo...Tags: Sales, Industry, Fca, Autos, Auto Sales, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Jeep Wrangler, News Blog, U.S. auto sales, Jeep Grand Cherokee, SUV sales 42 people like this. Like Slipping Jeep Sales Could Put Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Profit at RiskNovember 1, 2016 at 2:04 PM U.S. sales of the Jeep Cherokee declined 23% last month, which should have FCA shareholders concerned. Image source: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE: FCAU) said its U.S. sales fell 10% in October, as its formerly white-hot Jeep brand posted its second consecutive monthly sales decline. Continue reading [Author: [email protected] (John Rosevear)]Tags: Finance, Fca, Jeep Cherokee, Fiat Chrysler, Industrials, FCAU, John Rosevear 123 people like this. Like Video: Watch the guys who hacked a Jeep Cherokee do it again w/ videoAugust 3, 2016 at 7:44 PM Remember those guys who hacked a 2014 Jeep Cherokee and were featured on Wired as a way to raise awareness over security of software-based car control systems? Well, they’re back and they recently hacked a Jeep again to see how far they could go in a second attempt. Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek programmed their way into the […]Tags: Videos, Safety, Software, Fca, Autos, Hackers, Crossovers, 2016, Jeep, Jeep Cherokee, Industry News, Chris Valasek, Charlie Miller 71 people like this. Like Latest Jeep hack reminds us why we should keep our cars’ software updatedAugust 3, 2016 at 11:20 AM The security researchers who remotely shut down a Jeep Cherokee last year now claim they can control the car's steering and cruise control, but only after disabling many built-in security features.
The post Latest Jeep hack reminds us why we should keep our cars’ software updated appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Cars, Trends, Car Hacking, Jeep Cherokee, Chris Valasek, Charlie Miller 24 people like this. Like |