Jeep is an American automobile marque,now owned by multi-national corporation Stellantis. Jeep has been part of Chrysler since 1987,when Chrysler acquired the Jeep brand,along with remaining assets,from its previous owner American Motors Corporation (AMC).
The PSA Group,legally known as Peugeot S.A. was a French multinational automotive manufacturing company which produced automobiles and motorcycles under the Peugeot,Citroën,DS,Opel and Vauxhall brands. On 18 December 2019,PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced that they had agreed to the terms of a binding $50 billion merger. On 16 July 2020,both companies announced the new name for their merged operations,Stellantis. The deal closed on 16 January 2021. Stellantis is now the third largest automotive manufacturing company,behind only Volkswagen and Toyota.
The Jeep Compass is a compact crossover SUV introduced for the 2007 model year,and is currently in its second generation. The first generation Compass and Patriot,its rebadged variant,were among Jeep's first crossover SUVs. The second-generation Compass debuted in September 2016 in Brazil and at the Los Angeles International Auto Show in November 2016,sharing a modified platform with the Renegade. It is positioned between the smaller Renegade and the larger Cherokee globally or the Commander in South America.
Jefferson North Assembly Plant (JNAP) is a Stellantis North America automobile assembly factory in Detroit,Michigan. Located on East Jefferson Avenue 6 mi (9.6 km) from downtown,near Grosse Pointe Park,the factory opened in 1991 as a major commitment to the downtown Detroit area by Chrysler,and was expanded in 1999,bringing its area to 2,700,000 sq ft (250,000 m2) and expanded again in 2011,bringing its total to 3,000,000 sq ft (280,000 m2). Its first product was the Jeep Grand Cherokee from the start,which it continues to produce to this day. It uses the original site of the former multi-story Chrysler Kercheval Body Plant,a noted Detroit landmark for a series of large advertising signs on the roof,plus the Hudson Motor Company location that was originally built during the 1940s as a storage lot for newly manufactured vehicles to the east of the facility. The Kercheval Plant was imploded,and video of the demolition was used in a Chrysler Corp. commercial with Lee Iacocca using the new plant as evidence of the company's investment in new product.
Beijing Benz is an automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Beijing,China,and a joint venture between BAIC Motor and Mercedes-Benz Group.
GAC Changfeng Motor Co Ltd is a Chinese automobile manufacturer wholly owned by GAC Group but which originated as a branch of the People's Liberation Army. Changfeng produced mainly light trucks,and as of 2008 the majority of their sales had been to the Chinese state.
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co.,Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Guangzhou,Guangdong. Founded in 1954,it is currently the fifth largest automobile manufacturer in China,with 2.144 million sales in 2021.
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer,formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles,and since 2021 a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division Stellantis Italy. Fiat Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when Fiat S.p.A. reorganized its automobile business,and traces its history back to 1899 when the first Fiat automobile,the Fiat 4 HP,was produced.
FCA India Automobiles Private Limited (FCAIPL),formerly known as "Fiat Group Automobiles India Private Limited",was formed in 1997. The company was established for production of cars and engine under the brand Fiat,Abarth and Jeep. It is the ninth largest Indian car manufacturer by sales in India.
The Dodge Dart is a front-engine,front-wheel drive,four-door compact sedan that was manufactured and marketed by then FCA US LLC,a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The automobile made its debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit,Michigan. In some non-US markets,the Dodge Dart is sold as the Fiat Viaggio.
The SCCS platform,also called Small Platform or 199 platform is an automobile platform originally developed by Fiat for subcompact,front-wheel drive,and all-wheel drive vehicles. It was first used on the Fiat Grande Punto,which was unveiled in 2005. Developed during the GM-Fiat alliance,the platform was also used for some Opel models including the Opel Corsa D and E. A derivative called the Small Wide platform was introduced in 2012 for applications on larger cars in the compact segment. Usage of the platform continued through the merger of Fiat and Chrysler which created Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA),and the merger of FCA and PSA which formed Stellantis.
The C635 DDCT is a six-speed,dual-dry-clutch automatic transmission developed jointly by Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT),Magneti Marelli and BorgWarner,and is manufactured by FPT at the Verrone,Italy plant. The transmission utilizes a control system produced by Magneti Marelli which integrates BorgWarner's hydraulic actuation module into its own power and transmission control units. It is marketed variously under the trade names TCT - Twin Clutch Transmission,Euro Twin Clutch Transmission,TCSS - The Twin Clutch System (Suzuki) and Dual-Dry-Clutch Auto Transmission (Dodge).
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) was an Italian-American multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles,commercial vehicles,auto parts and production systems. The Italian holding company Exor was the largest shareholder and owner of voting rights. At the time it was the world's eighth largest automobile maker. The group was established in October 2014 through the merger of Chrysler Group and Fiat S.p.A. Its corporate headquarters were domiciled in Amsterdam and its financial headquarters were in London. The holding company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Milan's Borsa Italiana. Exor,an Italian investment group controlled by the Agnelli family,owned 29.19% of FCA and controlled 44.31% through a loyalty voting mechanism.
The Jeep Renegade is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by Stellantis under their Jeep marque. It was first shown to the public in March 2014 at the Geneva Motor Show and production started in late August of that year. As of 2022,the Renegade is the smallest vehicle that is currently marketed by Jeep,slotting below the Compass. It is based on the FCA Small Wide 4×4 platform which is also shared with other FCA models,including from Fiat and Alfa Romeo brands.
The Global Medium Engine is a family of engines created by the powertrain division of Alfa Romeo and in production since 2016.
The Jeep Grand Commander is a mid-size crossover SUV with three-row seating manufactured by Jeep through the GAC Fiat Chrysler joint venture in China from 2018 to 2022.
Stellantis N.V. is a multinational automotive manufacturing corporation formed in 2021 on the basis of a 50–50 cross-border merger between the Italian-American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the French PSA Group. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam.
