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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Its Jeep brand gained 0.3 points of market share on the strength of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee.

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The new Jeep Grand Cherokee.

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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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Now it was time to line up financing for our new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland.

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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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It rides on a new platform derived from the one that underpins the larger Jeep Grand Cherokee.

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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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