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Japan's Nissan reshuffles management to fix its money-losing business
Read full article: Japan's Nissan reshuffles management to fix its money-losing businessEmbattled Japanese automaker Nissan has tapped Jeremie Papin as its chief financial officer in a major management reshuffle billed as key to a turnaround.
Jeep introduces its newest concept SUV: Grand Wagoneer
Read full article: Jeep introduces its newest concept SUV: Grand WagoneerThe Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV will be the lead the automakers luxury vehicle line, and could top $100,000 when it arrives in showrooms in 2021. Our new Grand Wagoneer Concept marks the first step in the rebirth of Wagoneer a true and rare premium American icon, said Christian Meunier, global president of the Jeep brand FCA. The Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer names were previously used by Jeep for large SUVs from 1963 until 1991. pic.twitter.com/laaZR8gALX Wagoneer (@Wagoneer) September 3, 2020For more than a quarter century, the first Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer created a new segment for American consumers as the ultimate premium SUV of its day, Meunier said. The Grand Wagoneer Concept is inspired by the original, but with a modern interpretation of luxury and freedom.
Jeep reveals hybrid Wrangler, 1st US battery-powered vehicle
Read full article: Jeep reveals hybrid Wrangler, 1st US battery-powered vehicleDETROIT Fiat Chrysler's Jeep brand is starting to offer gas-electric hybrid and eventually full electric powertrains across its lineup. The market in the U.S. also is unclear for a plug-in Wrangler, or any electric vehicles for that matter, Abuelsamid said. Last year in the U.S., only 310,000 plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles were sold, less than 2% of the market. Meunier said FCA is working on a fully electric Wrangler, but he wouldn't say when it would arrive. The company showed off a Grand Wagoneer concept vehicle with a fully electric powertrain.