The future of the Jeep Cherokee is in the balance as there are reports of factory closures

• Stellantis will indefinitely shut down its factory in Belvidere, Illinois, where the Jeep Cherokee built, like first reported by auto news.
• The company cited several reasons for the factory closures, including the COVID-19 pandemic and related supply chain shortages.
• There will be a brief 2023 Cherokees, but the move suggests that the SUV’s place in the Jeep lineup could be vacant for 2024.

According to a report today by auto news.

The Belvidere plant is currently the sole production facility responsible for the production of the Jeep Cherokee SUV, which raises questions about the future of the crossover. A rep from Jeep said car and driver When the factory closes, the Cherokee will remain in production until the end of February 2023, and the models in production are currently the 2023 model.

“This segment is very important to us and we intend to stay committed to it for the long term,” a Jeep spokesperson said. when clicking on future plans for the Cherokee nameplate.

Demand for Cherokee has plummeted over the past few years. In 2019, 191,397 copies found homes, while in 2020, only 135,855 copies were sold; in 2021, sales drop to 89,126. Meanwhile, Jeep dealers only delivered 30,852 Cherokees in the first nine months of 2022, a fraction of the total of 189,727. Grand Cherokees—a more expensive and more profitable model—sold around the same time.

Jeep’s next compact SUV could be an EV. Jeep has detailed plans to switch to electric vehicles in recent months, including a Avenger EV for other European and global markets and a Recon EV inspired by Wrangler for North America. Time will tell, but the symbol, despite the problemThe nameplate can be decorated on the elevator door of an electric off-road vehicle.

The plant closures will affect nearly 1,300 employees, many of whom are UAW union members, when the facility shuts down on February 28, 2023. ONE Reportedly, layoffs are possible, although reassignment to other manufacturing facilities may be a possibility for some of the factory workforce.

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