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A suspect who is wanted in connection with the shooting death of a Vermont woman in Texas sold her Jeep for $12,200 before fleeing the state on a flight out of Austin, just days after the alleged murder, authorities said.

Jeep has come out with a new three-row large SUV, the Grand Wagoneer. Immense power, impressive technology and a premium cabin are the highlights rather than Jeep’s typical trail-busting capabilities. Of course, there’s another American SUV that plies these same gilded halls: the Cadillac Escalade.

More than 100 people were arrested during the 2022 "Go Topless Jeep Weekend" at Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County, Texas.

Jeep is a key part of growth and electrification plans for Stellantis, the parent company formed last year through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Groupe PSA.

Burns Motors is planning on holding a topping off ceremony next month for an expanded and redesigned location that will include a Jeep facility with a 14,000-square-foot building and eight acres dedicated to that brand.

Over $1 million worth of methamphetamine was seized in Hidalgo, Texas, according to U.S....

The driver hit a flatbed truck before running from officers while holding his infant son, police said as they released video of the pursuit.

Law enforcement agencies were searching the Santa Fe area for a suspected kidnapper whose flight from police into oncoming traffic led to fatal car crashes Wednesday, killing a police officer pursuing him as well as at least one other driver. (March 3)

A suspected drunk driver traveled at 92 mph in a 40 mph zone along McPherson Road,...

After a 25-year hiatus, the Ford Bronco is back. It’s generated plenty of excitement and serves as an intriguing alternative to a well-known off-roading icon: the Jeep Wrangler. The Jeep Wrangler is now in its fourth generation.

ABC News Political Director Rick Klein and White House correspondent MaryAlice Parks speak on President Joe Biden's overseas trip to Rome, where he met with the pope, Emanuel Macron and others.

Jeep’s Grand Cherokee has long been a solid choice for shoppers looking for an upscale and rugged SUV. It kicks off the model’s full redesign and debuts a third-row seat, something the Grand Cherokee has never had. Among the best is the 2021 Kia Telluride.

The new 2022 Grand Cherokee 4xe has an estimated 25 miles of all-electric range before switching to a four-cylinder turbocharged engine to power the vehicle.

The vehicles will include "(RED)" editions of the Jeep Compass and Renegade small SUVs, Ram 1500 pickup and, for Europe, an electric version of the Fiat 500.

Daniel Robinson, 24, was last seen leaving a job site in Buckeye, Arizona, at around 9:15 a.m. on June 23.

Daniel Robinson was last seen leaving a job site in Buckeye, Arizona, at around 9:15 a.m. on June 23.

“When I saw the video and I saw him run after the car, it just made my heart feel like broken. But now that ​he’s here and ​he’s running around and he’s happy, I feel very happy and excited.”

The compact SUV is the brand's best-selling vehicle globally. It is scheduled to arrive in North American showrooms starting at $24,995 in the fall.

By Ursula Muñoz-SchaeferMARFA – Two cars were found in Alamito Creek Tuesday, after two days of heavy rainfall caused high currents to sweep the vehicles into the creek Monday night, leading to the death of a Marfa resident. The first vehicle — a borrowed Jeep utility car with California license plates — was found south of the crossing, behind the U.S. Border Patrol Marfa Station on Highway 67 South at approximately 5 a.m. The Marfa Police Department was unable to provide information about the vehicle’s owner, and the Presidio County Sheriff’s Office did not respond for comment. Chief Steve Marquez, the Border Patrol agent turned on a siren, attempting to alert the driver just before the car got swept downstream. Although justice of the peace David Beebe did not order an autopsy, Marquez told The Big Bend Sentinel that Tompkins had drowned.

Jeep is introducing a new Xtreme Recon package for the Wrangler that adds equipment to give it the best ground clearance, water fording and approach, departure and breakover angles in the segment. The announcement comes just as the new Ford Bronco is hitting dealers.

A nearly identical wreck on the same road occurred about four years earlier when Independence police chased a car into Kansas City.

Baylor and basketball coach Scott Drew have refused to accept a vehicle wrapped with the school's national championship logo.

These vehicles are just the beginning of the brand's plans, according to Jeep CEO Christian Meunier. "Our vision is to be the greenest SUV brand in the world," he told CNBC. Jeep on Monday unveiled a new all-electric version of the Wrangler as a concept vehicle called the "Magneto." Automakers use concept vehicles to gauge customer interest or show the future direction of a vehicle or brand. The Jeep Wrangler Magneto concept is a fully electric SUV based on a two-door 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.

Jeep has unveiled a new all-electric version of its iconic Wrangler SUV, but consumers will likely have to wait at least a few years to purchase one. "It's a sustainable, stealthy, rock-climbing force," Jim Morrison, vice president of the Jeep brand in North America, said during a media event. "It's a zero-emissions concept vehicle with Jeep 4x4 capability taken to the next level." Jeep executives have said every Jeep will offer some form of electrification going forward, but it has not confirmed an all-electric version of the Wrangler. Plug-in hybrid electric models have batteries like EVs but also still have a traditional internal combustion engine.

"Their wishes need to be respected," said Rhonda Levaldo, a Haskell Indian Nations University faculty member, who also leads a group called Not in Our Honor, which advocates against the use of Native American imagery in sports. "We are, more than ever, committed to a respectful and open dialogue with Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr.," the statement adds. A Cherokee Nation spokesperson also alluded to ongoing conversations on the topic. "The Cherokee Nation has an open dialogue with Stellantis leadership, and look forward to ongoing discussions," the spokesperson said. "People don't really see us for who we are," Levaldo said, adding that having a sports team or product named for a Native American tribe is not the preferred way to honor the culture.

Jeep has used the Cherokee name for over 45 years, but last month, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. called on Jeep to remove his tribe's name from all of its vehicles in a new and formal push to stop the company's use of the Native American label. "Their wishes need to be respected," said Rhonda Levaldo, a Haskell Indian Nations University faculty member, who also leads a group called Not in Our Honor, which advocates against the use of Native American imagery in sports. "We are, more than ever, committed to a respectful and open dialogue with Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr.," the statement adds. A Cherokee Nation spokesperson also alluded to ongoing conversations on the topic. "The Cherokee Nation has an open dialogue with Stellantis leadership, and look forward to ongoing discussions," the spokesperson said.

Jeep to debut new lineup of Cherokee SUVs amid calls to remove the Native-American based name Members of the Cherokee Nation are calling for automaker Jeep to remove the word "Cherokee" from its eponymous line of SUV cars. Cherokee Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said the tribe is not honored "by having our name plastered on the side of the car." Errol Barnett reports.

The Grand Wagoneer will be the premium sibling to a less expensive SUV called the Wagoneer, which will start at $57,995. 2022 Jeep Wagoneer Jeep"Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are born from Jeep, but their character is different than the rest of the brand," Jeep CEO Christian Meunier said during a media briefing ahead of the unveiling. WagoneerThe Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are expected to arrive in dealerships in the second half of 2021, including a top-end model Grand Wagoneer Series III that starts at $103,995. The Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer names were previously used by Jeep for large SUVs from 1963 until 1991. 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Jeep

A federal prosecutor dropped charges of drunken and reckless driving against rock legend Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday. But the musician pleaded guilty to a charge of drinking alcohol in a national park late last year, NBC News reported. "I had two small shots of tequila," Springsteen told a federal magistrate in a virtual arraignment Wednesday morning, according to local Jersey outlet The Daily Journal. The charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless driving were dropped after prosecutors said they did not believe they could sustain their burden of proof. The federal judge, after commenting on the lack of violations on Springsteen's driving record, imposed a $540 fine.

The Cherokee Nation is calling on automaker Jeep to stop naming two of its best-selling sports utility vehicles after the Native American tribe, as other U.S. corporations and professional sports teams reconsider branding that could be considered racially or culturally inappropriate. Two of Jeep's most popular and well-known vehicle models are called the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Jeep Cherokee. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. called on Jeep to ditch his tribe's name from all of its cars after Car and Driver magazine asked if he approved of the name. He said the best way to honor Native American culture is to study its history, culture and language and to consult with tribes and their leaders on what constitutes "cultural appropriateness." "We are, more than ever, committed to a respectful and open dialogue with Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.," a Jeep brand spokesperson said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch.

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2019 file photo, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., speaks during a news conference in Tahlequah, Okla. The chief of the Cherokee Nation says it's time for auto maker Jeep to stop using the tribe's name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee models. Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in a statement he believes corporations and team sports should stop using Native American names, images and mascots on their teams and products. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – It is time for Jeep to stop using the Cherokee Nation's name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee SUVs, the chief of the Oklahoma-based tribe said. The controversy comes amid a national reckoning over the use of Native American names and images, particularly in sports.

2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Source: Fiat ChryslerThe principal chief of the Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using the tribe's name on its SUVs, saying it "does not honor us by having our name plastered on the side of a car." Jeep started using the Cherokee name more than 45 years ago, including on the brand's top-selling Grand Cherokee SUV. Hoskin doesn't expect Jeep to immediately change the name of the vehicles, but he said the Cherokee Nation does not condone the use of the name. I disagree, and we've had this name a bit longer than the Jeep company has. After being contacted by Car and Driver about Hoskin's statement, several company officials reached out to the Cherokee Nation, according to Hoskin.

Bruce Springsteen is facing a drunken driving charge in New Jersey. Springsteen was arrested November 14 in a part of the Gateway National Recreation Area on the New Jersey coast, a spokesperson for the National Park Service confirmed Wednesday. Springsteen received citations for driving while under the influence, reckless driving and consuming alcohol in a closed area. During Sunday's Super Bowl, he appeared in a Jeep ad filmed in Kansas urging people to find common ground. A search on Jeep's YouTube channel for its Super Bowl advertisement yielded no results, indicating that it had been taken down.

Bruce Springsteen starred in and narrated a two-minute Super Bowl ad for Jeep, which featured far more Americana and landscape than any vehicles. Jeep says it's "pausing" its Super Bowl ad starring musician Bruce Springsteen after it became public on Wednesday that he'd been arrested on drunken-driving charges late last year. Springsteen was accused of driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and consuming alcohol in a closed area. The news of the arrest came a few days after Springsteen had starred in the two-minute ad from the Stellantis (formerly Fiat-Chrysler) brand. The automaker has not typically re-aired Super Bowl ads that featured A-list celebrities in the past decade.

Iconic artists Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen are among the stars who will highlight a primetime virtual celebration televised Wednesday night following President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)HIGHLANDS, N.J. – Bruce Springsteen is facing a drunken driving charge in New Jersey, prompting Jeep to put on pause the Super Bowl television commercial that features him. It is about 15 miles north of Asbury Park, where Springsteen got his start as a musician and bandleader and which was later made famous with his debut album, “Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.” Springsteen lives in Colts Neck, about 12 miles from the site of the arrest. Springsteen received citations for driving while under the influence, reckless driving and consuming alcohol in a closed area. While during Sunday's Super Bowl, he appeared in a Jeep ad filmed in Kansas that urged people to find common ground.

Bruce Springsteen starred in and narrated a two-minute Super Bowl ad for Jeep, which featured far more Americana and landscape than any vehicles. Every year since 2011, Francois said he's pitched an idea to Springsteen's manager, Jon Landau, for a Super Bowl commercial. Last year, Francois convinced elusive actor Bill Murray to reprise his role from the 1993 film "Groundhog Day" for a Super Bowl ad. Bruce Springsteen (left) with Olivier Francois, chief marketing officer of Stellantis, during filming of the company's Super Bowl LV ad for Jeep. Bruce Springsteen starred in and narrated a two-minute Super Bowl ad for Jeep, which featured far more Americana and landscape than any vehicles.

Bruce Springsteen is encouraging Americans to meet "in the middle" during a Super Bowl LV ad for Jeep – his first-ever appearance in a commercial. During "The Middle," Springsteen talks about a chapel located in the center of the country called U.S. Center Chapel in Lebanon, Kansas. The ad is reminiscent of past Super Bowl ads from Olivier Francois, chief marketing officer of Jeep's parent company, Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler). Past Super Bowl ads have included Detroit rapper Eminem, musician Bob Dylan as well as a voiceover by Oprah Winfrey. Last year, Francois convinced elusive actor Bill Murray to reprise his role from the 1993 film "Groundhog Day" for a Super Bowl ad.

SAN ANTONIO – Update:San Antonio police have released the identity of the police officer who was killed in an early-morning crash on Broadway Street. Officer Matthew David Krupa, 27, was killed when his Jeep rolled over after colliding with a Dodge Charger on Thursday. One person was killed in a crash on Broadway Street Thursday, SAPD said. His Jeep rolled and came to a rest on its roof, according to police. AdA second person was injured in the crash and taken to the hospital for treatment.

In the U.S., Jeep is its parent Fiat Chrysler's strongest selling brand. Fiat sold 923,291 Jeeps in the U.S. in 2019, compared with 703,023 RAM pickup trucks, FCA's next highest selling brand. Around the world, Jeep sold 1.49 million vehicles. Jeep is also reviving the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer names to enter the three-row SUV segment, an important slice of the market Jeep has no presence in yet. With rivals nipping at its heels, these moves will be closely watched to see if Jeep can keep its edge.

Police said a 30-year-old man was seated in the passenger seat of a stolen red Jeep in the 800 block of South Wabash Avenue when a dark-colored sedan pulled up and an argument ensued between the occupants and the victim. One of the occupants pulled out a weapon and shot the victim in the shoulder, police said.

SAN ANTONIO More than 500 vehicles filled the parking lot of NISDs Athletic Complex on Saturday morning to honor the service and life of Fort Hood Army soldier, Vanessa Guillen. The event was a community effort that began about a week ago on a local Jeep clubs Facebook page. It originally started with just one simple question of, Who would be down to do a Jeep convoy in honor of Vanessa? Melissa Garca said. Garca prompted the question and expected about 30 Jeeps would participate in a convoy through San Antonio. She was encouraged to get involved after hearing the family of Guillen make a public plea.

This photo provided by Ford Motor Co. shows a 1967 Ford Bronco T67-515. Ford is reviving the Bronco SUV brand in an effort to cash in on the rugged U.S. off-road vehicle market now owned by Jeep. Ford believes the Bronco name will evoke good memories from its off-road heritage during a three-decade run that ended in 1996. Now Ford is reviving the Bronco brand name in an effort to take a slice. Although the new Broncos will share some parts with other Ford vehicles, theyve got beefed up suspensions and were designed for off-road use, the company said.

SAN ANTONIO – Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV spent Sunday afternoon helping the San Antonio community clean the downtown area after violence erupted Saturday night during protests over the death of George Floyd. For his efforts, Walker earned Instant Replay’s Ancira Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM Play of the Week:

GALVESTON, Texas Two men were shot when a man fired into a group of people during a Texas event, a police official said. The shooting happened Saturday during Jeep Weekend on Crystal Beach in Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said. A group of men started fighting and it transferred over to females fighting, Trochesset said. Crystal Beach residents started an online petition to end Jeep Weekend after 113 people were arrested last year. Joey Roy and his girlfriend Aloha Flake visited Crystal Beach this past weekend.

State police said the Jeep had been stopped on the right shoulder of the interstate for an unknown reason. The driver of the Jeep began trying to merge back into traffic, into the path of an oncoming 2019 black Freightliner truck-tractor semitrailer combination, officials said. The Freightliner, driven by Heard and traveling in the right lane, struck the rear of the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

A row of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan vehicles are displayed for sale at a car dealership in Moline, Illinois, on July 1, 2017. Power expects auto sales to decline at least 32% in March compared with a year ago. Despite the volatility, truck sales remained in the black for some automakers. Fiat Chrysler's hot-selling Ram truck brand was able to stay in the black with sales up 3% in the first quarter. The automaker's truck and SUV sales were up 6.7% in the quarter, led by a 27.3% increase in sales of its highly-profitable full-size pickup trucks.

The logos of automobile companies (LtoR) Abarth, Lancia, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep are pictured at the entrance to the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) at the Fiat Mirafiori car plant on May 27, 2019 in Turin, northern Italy. Fiat Chrysler has set up a $3.84 billion emergency credit facility as it attempts to manage through the coronavirus pandemic that has forced it to shutter many of its operations globally. The credit facility, with two unnamed banks, is structured as a bridge facility, or short-term loan. Shares of Fiat Chrysler were down by about 1.5% in pre-market trading following the announcement. The new credit facility is in addition to Fiat Chrysler's existing credit facilities of about $8.5 billion, including bi-lateral credit lines worth $1.65 billion that the company said it has started to draw down.

SAN ANTONIO - A North Side man who police said shot at two men who he caught trying to repossess his Jeep is facing a criminal charge. Officers responding to a call around 3:30 a.m. Monday for a car theft in progress ended up arresting the vehicle owner. First Report: SAPD: Men attempting to repossess Jeep shot at by ownerPolice said Jeep owner fired shots at two men who he saw outside his home in the 800 block of West Ridgewood Court trying to take his vehicle. Although they had hooked up the vehicle to a tow truck, the "repo men" later left without it. Because it was locked behind a gate, the "repo men" could not take it.

CNN video(CNN) - The owner of the Jeep abandoned on Myrtle Beach during Hurricane Dorian will probably think twice before giving someone his car keys. It turns out the SUV's owner had lent it to his cousin so that guy wouldn't have to ride his motorcycle in the bad weather, the owner told CNN affiliate WMBF. So, the owner's cousin "got on the beach and started driving it," the owner told WMBF. Then I called (my cousin) and spoke to him and he told me exactly what happened," the Jeep's owner told the station. Workers used a backhoe loader Friday morning to tow the Jeep away, video posted by Myrtle Beach police shows.

In a video for Wired, cybersecurity experts demonstrated how they could hack into a Jeep and disable its brakes. CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on the threat and what Congress plans to do about it.

Chrysler is facing a massive penalty over the horrific death of a young Georgia boy. The Thursday jury verdict is the first related to fiery problems with older models of Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty. Jeff Pegues reports from Washington.

MoneyWatch: Graco strollers under recall; Feds pressure Chrysler over Jeep fix Graco is recalling 11 models of strollers because a hinge can severely pinch a child's fingers. Also, the government is asking Chrysler to speed up fixing Jeep models that were recalled in 2013. Jill Wagner reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines.