The Jeep_® Grand Cherokee lineup is expanding – and creating a lot of jobs in the process. The new diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee will be available in North America in 2013. To accommodate production of the diesel Grand Cherokee and other Chrysler vehicles, Chrysler is adding 1,100 new jobs at the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit. 

“Our future, like the history of our brands, is interwoven with the City of Detroit,” said Chrysler Group Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne. “Detroit long has been home to renowned innovators and craftsmen. So it is in the Motor City, home of our industrial heritage and a resilient people, that we are entrusting the manufacture not only of the ultimate American sports car, the SRT Viper, and the Jeep Grand Cherokee – the most awarded SUV ever – but also a diesel version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee for North American markets.

“We believe that investing in Detroit is not only the right thing to do, but it is a smart thing to do as we work to write the next chapter in our shared history,” Marchionne said.

New manufacturing and a diesel engine? Good news comes in bunches. To read more, visit the Chrysler newsroom, “Chrysler Group LLC Deepens Commitment to the City of Detroit with New Jobs and New Jeep_® Grand Cherokee Diesel for North America.”