GMC Has Absolutely No Plans To Tangle With The Jeep Wrangler

News that suggests General Motors no-car GMC division is closing in on the launch of its own subcompact crossover to accompany the compact GMC Terrain coincided with revelations from GMC’s division manager regarding the future of a Jeep Wrangler rival from GMC.

There won’t be a Jeep Wrangler rival from GMC.

Ford’s Bronco is yet two years away, and the extent to which the next Bronco will directly challenge the #iconic Jeep Wrangler remains a complete unknown. Rumors differ.

But according to the global head of Buick and GMC Duncan Aldred, GMC has no intention of tangling with the Wrangler in the convertible, off-road, body-on-frame sector over which the Wrangler exerts total control.

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TomM - 8/29/2017 5:06:35 PM

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Gm has clearly created some GMC models that are better off-roaders than GM had -
But in reality - virtually all of these vehicles will never come close to testing the limits that even regular crossovers have. GM clearly leads in Body on Frame LARGE SUVs - UNLESS THEY BRING BACK THE "HUMMER" name JUST for a Jeep Wrangler alternative - I don't think they would be able to compete wit them.

MDarringer - 8/29/2017 8:18:00 PM

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The irony is that GM could buy Jeep and Ram. Jeep is the obvious winner for them and Ram could be marketed as a stand alone brand to dealers who have no trucks to sell: Honda (real ones), Kia, Hyundai, VW, BMW. etc.