Chrysler's Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV sales jumped 27%, while Ford's redesigned Escape SUV rose 52%.
Now it was time to line up financing for our new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland.
Chrysler sales were up 11 percent on strong demand for the Ram and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV.
It rides on a new platform derived from the one that underpins the larger Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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On Friday, he collected his first paycheck, and he is saving to buy a used Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Its Jeep brand gained 0.3 points of market share on the strength of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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Even had we included those supercars, though, the Jeep Grand Cherokee still would have topped the chart.
The changes should make the aging Highlander more attractive to buyers who've preferred the Ford Explorer and the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Chrysler also has stepped up to the technology with a clean-diesel version of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, its most popular SUV.
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee is being very well received in the marketplace.
Steve found the Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, requested a quote and received a phone call from Dion DeLaRosa within a couple of hours.
Chrysler reported 100, 077 in sales, marked by Jeep Grand Cherokee sales, which were up 98% over last month, due to increased shipments to dealers.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee, all-new last year, is a worthy vehicle and is selling at a 36-percent better pace this year than in 2011.
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More than any other vehicle, the Jeep Grand Cherokee has saved the company, leading Chrysler to the largest sales gain of any manufacturer in 2012.
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Still, for a high performance SUV like the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8, the suspension does have to be stiffer than drivers of ordinary SUVs would probably like.
Our 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee had 143, 000 miles on it and had done a great job for 12 years but I was ready for a new Jeep.
Chrysler credited the improvement to the success of its redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is selling with more features and at a higher price than the previous generation.
Although vehicles like the big Jeep Grand Cherokee have some appeal in places like China and the Middle East, most foreign buyers are looking for something more modest.
Windows that rolled down herky-jerky on the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Chrysler already has indicated that it will launch a diesel-powered version of its Jeep Grand Cherokee later this year and is said to be considering bringing out a clean-diesel Jeep Wrangler as well.
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The Dodge Durango, Ford Explorer, Land Rover LR4 and the Jeep Grand Cherokee are built using a car-like unibody structure, but add a reinforced sub-frame and offer advanced traction management systems that give them added off-road and bad-weather prowess.
Of American automakers, though, Chrysler is the worst offender, with six vehicles on last year's "dirtiest" list (the Jeep Commander, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge Durango, Chrysler Aspen, Dodge Ram 1500 and Dodge Dakota), and five this year.
Yes, it was great, it would help with marketing, and he is also pleased with unveiling of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee here today, but when he saw the smiling faces and back-patting going on at the Fiat-Chrysler stand, his first thought was complacency.
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This week, the Chinese government upped the ante in the Obama-China trade dispute by surprisingly imposing new tariffs on imports of Honda and Cadillac models, Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee, the BMW X5 and X3 and Mercedes Benz models made in Michigan, Alabama and South Carolina.
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Throw enough code at it and you can get a Ferrari to drive great in the snow, an Audi A8 with Quattro to drift like a tail-happy Toyota Supra, and you can get an 80-foot sperm whale I mean, a Jeep Grand Cherokee to corner like a sport sedan.
Jeep is getting a replacement for the aging Liberty this year, and Chrysler is trying to build upon the success of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee introduced a couple of years ago with a new version this year that gets a more fuel-efficient, eight-speed transmission and an optional diesel engine.
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This year, Jeep will offer a diesel version of its popular Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicle, and Mazda Motor Corp . will offer a diesel version of the new-generation Mazda6 sedan.
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