{"id":243168,"date":"2023-10-26T11:49:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243168"},"modified":"2023-10-26T11:49:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:49:47","slug":"jeep-cherokee-officially-discontinued-after-49-years-of-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/jeep-cherokee-officially-discontinued-after-49-years-of-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeep Cherokee officially discontinued after 49 years of production"},"content":{"rendered":"
According to a media report, Jeep has confirmed that the Cherokee has officially been discontinued. The SUV is one of the brand’s most popular models and has been in production for 49 years.<\/p>\n
Jeep started production of the Cherokee in 1974 as a 2-door SUV based on the brand’s Wagoneer model. The SUV switched to a unibody platform in 1984, becoming a smash hit with over 3 million sold. The Cherokee was manufactured in the USA until 2001, after which its licence-built versions were made in China till 2014. Reports state that the Cherokee served as a template for most modern unibody SUVs & helped popularise the body style.<\/p>\n
Stellantis, which owns the Jeep brand, idled the Illinois plant where the Cherokee was made. A spokesperson from Stellantis also confirmed that while Jeep will have a presence in the midsize SUV segment, the new model might not bear the Cherokee name.<\/p>\n
Jeep though will continue to sell the SUV’s larger sibling, the Grand Cherokee, which will carry forward the name for now.<\/p>\n