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Jeep is launching a $25,000 EV in the US ‘very soon’ to revamp the rugged SUV brand (andrew.masto.host)
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Jeep is launching a $25,000 EV in the US ‘very soon’ to revamp the rugged SUV brand

https://electrek.co/2024/05/29/jeep-launching-25000-ev-us-very-soon/

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[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

My guess is that the headline should read "Jeep capitalizing on Leapmotor JV through $25k badge engineered model for US". The article says nothing about where this magically low cost EV has come from, but I can guarantee that it wasn't from Dearborn.

[–] SatouKazuma@ani.social 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I don't even think "Jeep" (in quotes because they're no longer a company) have any presence in the US anymore. All of their presence, as far as I know, is in Amsterdam as part of Stellantis.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What about the Toledo assembly plant?

[–] SatouKazuma@ani.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have been wrong before, and this is yet another instance. I wasn't aware of that.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Happens to the best of us. We learn, we move on!

[–] Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

20 active manufacturing plants + 2 idled/retooling, is a fairly solid US presence.
I work for another one of the 'big 3', have heard mixed things about working for Stellantis; but honestly don't think it would make much difference, if HQ direction came from Amsterdam instead of the Detroit region.

[–] SatouKazuma@ani.social 2 points 5 months ago

As stated earlier, I appear to be mistaken then. My bad.

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well, the HQ are in Auburn Hills, not Dearborn, so you are right

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dammit, I should have verified that. Who's Dearborn then, FoMoCo? GM is still Detroit.

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Correct, although GM is also Warren (tech center)