UAW doc notes Jeep Wrangler EV due in 2028, ‘midsize vans’ in 2027

United Auto Employees members have voted to ratify new contracts with the Large Three and with Mack Vehicles, the truckmaker having handled its personal 39-day strike. The UAW put out paperwork for staff at every automobile producer highlighting the merchandise and prospects for current and new amenities. The doc for Stellantis staff lays out a bunch of electrification plans for the truck- and SUV-heavy automaker, together with the expectation of a battery-electric trim for the Jeep Wrangler come 2028, plus a Wrangler with a hybrid range-extending powertrain.

Let’s work our approach as much as that. Holding in thoughts that these plans can change, based on the paperwork, 2024 welcomes an up to date model of right now’s Ram 1500 sitting on the DT chassis and the introduction of the Ram 1500 REV and battery-electric trims. This identical 12 months, the Jeep Grand Cherokee receives updates.   

The present Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator acquire a “PHEV improve” in 2025. The Wrangler already presents a plug-in hybrid in its extremely standard 4xe trim; the Gladiator will likely be getting its first crack at a PHEV. It isn’t clear if that is an upgraded model of the present 4xe system or one thing new. The present Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer constructed on the WS platform additionally get refreshes in 2025 and look to be joined by two new trims on the STLA Body platform — the Stellantis structure for vans like the brand new Ram 1500 REV. These new trims will run on the Vary Electrical Paradigm Breaker (REPB) powertrain that Ram debuted, utilizing electrical motors solely to energy the wheels and utilizing a small motor as a generator to replenish the battery.

Additionally in 2025, right now’s Dodge Durango bows out, making room for the next-gen Durango with inner combustion and battery-electric powertrains to reach in 2026.

Loads of stuff occurs in 2027. The brand new Grand Cherokee involves life with ICE and BEV powertrains. The Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer get a second lifecycle refresh as battery-electric variations go on sale. “All New Midsize Vehicles” are headed for the Belvidere plant. This would possibly imply a midsize Dakota pickup for Ram, fulfilling some truck customers’ hopes that will likely be no less than 10 years previous by then if it occurs.

The Wrangler and Gladiator proceed of their present generations till 2028, when the Wrangler’s new J70 technology begins rolling down the Toledo Meeting Plant strains with the REPB powertrain and perhaps an unbiased suspension. There isn’t any point out of the Gladiator after 2028, so the opposite midsize truck listed for 2027 might be a brand new Gladiator or one thing completely different for the Jeep model — maybe a extra work-focused hauler? 

In terms of autos, the doc primarily limits itself to plans which were instructed or rumored for a while. There isn’t any point out of name new choices that we all know nothing concerning the futures of, like Chrysler’s EV and Pacifica, Dodge’s muscle vehicles, the Jeep Recon EV and Wagoneer S, the Compass and Renegade, or the Ram ProMaster van. The Recon is supposedly coming subsequent 12 months, which is when the Wagoneer S was meant to debut. It is thought the electrical Wagoneer might be delayed and changed into the battery-electric Grand Cherokee in 2027; the Wagoneer S was meant to debut with its manufacturing title firstly of this 12 months. Try the Stellantis Hourly Highlighter your self for all the information.

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