DETROIT AUTO SHOW: Chrysler CEO Confirms Jeep Production Plans For China And Russia

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said the automaker plans to build some Jeeps in China for the local market — and later, in Russia.

"As part of our global expansion of the Jeep brand, there are some cars — that because of the price position in the market — can never be made in the U.S. and exported," Marchionne told reporters on the sidelines of the North American International Auto Show. "We're going to be announcing the first step in the globalization of Jeep (in China). There's another one that's going to come in Russia. These things are part of a natural process of expansion."

Marchionne said he will keep "the pillar cars of the Jeep (brand) in the United States. Wrangler is one. The Grand Cherokee is another. These are things that need to be protected because they represent the best and the essence of Jeep. If you tell me I cannot make a Patriot somewhere else, I might as well go out of the market."

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pepito66 - 1/14/2013 11:10:17 AM

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At the end they going to move production to China , Yeap some models......no way embarrassing .

Lexus - 1/14/2013 1:10:36 PM

+1 Boost

Yup keep sending all the jobs over sea until we turn into a third country.

topneuro - 1/14/2013 1:25:20 PM

+1 Boost

Way to go Mitt!

absent - 1/14/2013 8:30:51 PM

+4 Boost

So,the vilified and "Evil" called by the dimmicrats Mitt Romney was correct in the end.....

AlleVier - 1/15/2013 1:03:03 PM

-2 Boost

So many ignorant observations. Romney stated that Jeep was "thinking of moving all production to China." It was never in doubt that they would add production abroad.

AlleVier - 1/15/2013 2:20:23 PM

-1 Boost

Don't forget, Miss Teen USA 2007, Miss Carolina said “I personally believe, that U.S. Americans,
are unable to do so,
because uh,
some, people out there, in our nation don’t have maps.
and uh…
I believe that our education like such as in South Africa,
and the Iraq,
everywhere like such as…
and, I believe they should uh,
our education over here,
in the U.S. should help the U.S.
or should help South Africa,
and should help the Iraq and Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future,
for us.”

Ignorant is ignorant and non sequiturs don't advance the conversation much, do they, sportbike82?