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While larger vehicles tend to fare better in collisions with smaller vehicles, they still have a lot of room for improvement when it comes to protecting their occupants. As we reported last year, a third of midsize SUVs failed the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new side crash test, …

A minority of Jeep Wrangler SUVs and Gladiator pickups are equipped with the six-speed manual transmission, but more than 77,000 of them are now being recalled in North America, including just shy of 7,500 in Canada, due to persisting clutch issues. More specifically, the affected models include the 2018-2023 Wrangler …

Automaker Stellantis reported Tuesday a 26 percent jump in net profit last year, with strong demand for its Jeeps and Chrysler minivans in North America making up for a slump in European sales. Profits for the group forged from the merger of PSA of France and the US-Italian firm Fiat-Chrysler …

2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the Wrangler Rubicon. For the occasion, Jeep will release two commemorative editions of the most opposite versions of its lineup: 4xe and 392. The automaker took the stage at the Chicago Auto Show to unveil them, and The Car Guide was on site at …

U.S. magazine Consumer Reports has once again published a list of vehicles owners like the most. The results are from the 2022 Annual Auto Surveys, involving more than 300,000 vehicles from the 2020-2022 model years, as well as some 2023 models. The team used criteria like price, performance, reliability, comfort, …

The only entry-level compact SUV in Canada that was still available with a V6 has lost its edge for 2023. The Jeep Cherokee is returning with a simplified model lineup including just two trim levels and a pair of four-cylinder engines, not to mention prices that easily exceed $40,000. The …

Every year, the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) performs hundreds of crash tests to validate the safety of new vehicles hitting the road. It also crowns the safest models by handing out “Top Safety Pick” awards . It’s always interesting to see how a vehicle reacts during a …

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently updated its moderate overlap front collision test to address a growing gap in the protection provided for front and rear occupants. It found out that only two out of 15 compact SUVs, the Ford Escape and Volvo XC40 , protect the …

Stellantis has confirmed to several U.S. media outlets that the Belvidere, Illinois assembly plant will be indefinitely put on idle at the end of February. This is where the Jeep Cherokee has been manufactured since 2017. In an official statement shared by Automotive News , the automaker pointed to a …

The Jeep Wrangler 4xe has proven to be one of the most popular plug-in hybrid vehicles on the market since launching two years ago, but it’s far from perfect and trouble-free. A weird software issue now may cause the engine to stall suddenly and without warning. Jeep confirms that this …