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Good bye to Durango & Liberty cut back as well? What will happen to the Wrangler?

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Old 10-23-2008, 07:44 AM
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Default Good bye to Durango & Liberty cut back as well? What will happen to the Wrangler?

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/23/c...ift-in-toledo/

Does anyone know the sales numbers of the wrangler? Are they falling like a rock. I noticed the article made no mention of the Wrangler, but doubt it is selling like hotcakes today
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The public has known about the liberty and durango for a year now. Nothing will happen to the wrangler, ever. The wrangler IS jeep. Just like the corvette IS chevy. Plenty of people are still buying Wranglers. My dealer can't keep them on the lot.
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According to the local news they're supposed to be cutting 800 jobs in Toledo at the Nitro/Liberty factory. No mention on the status of the Wrangler.
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Heard on the news here that Chrysler will close its Toledo plant a year earlier than expected. How many plants do they have in Toledo? I thought that Wrangler production had shifted to a more modern plant in Toledo. Surely Wrangler production is safe, given the long model runs from each series and slower-evolving technology which would bring higher profit margins.
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I don't think the wrangler will ever, or for a long time, stopped from being built. I would guess that is one of their top selling vehicles.
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Originally Posted by jmc
I don't think the wrangler will ever, or for a long time, stopped from being built. I would guess that is one of their top selling vehicles.
Yea they would be making a huge mistake and make allot of people angry if they stopped production of the Wrangler.
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at my dealer , half of the truck in stock (cherokee libby ram, name it ) are wranglers


here in quebec , jeeps are very popular and i got a tennis elbow just by wave at other jeeps
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i got my 08. im good for a couple decades.
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Moi aussi!!!

Originally Posted by Goldorak
at my dealer , half of the truck in stock (cherokee libby ram, name it ) are wranglers


here in quebec , jeeps are very popular and i got a tennis elbow just by wave at other jeeps
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There will always be a jeep wrangler. It may change a little, but it will always be there. Its like applepie and Chevolet


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