According to Tang Weishi, CEO of Stellantis Group, the 2022 global strategy will be released on March 1 with a focus on the Chinese market. The online car market learned that the group will launch a Jeep pure electric model in China, and it is expected to release relevant information on March 1, and it will be domestically produced by GAC FCA as soon as next year. According to overseas media reports, Stellantis' first pure electric Jeep is smaller than the Size of the Liberty, and it is possible that it will replace the position of the Jeep Freeman. (The picture below is a rendering of the Jeep pure electric SUV)
Judging from the overseas renderings, the Jeep pure electric SUV continues the family design language, with a large porous grille with a boxy body line and an external spare tire, and the overall muscular feeling is full. It is understood that the new car will be built based on the CMP platform of Jeep's parent company Stellantis, and will be powered by a four-wheel drive system and a dual-motor system, with a battery capacity of 37kW·h and a cruising range of 482 kilometers.
According to the data, GAC FCA produced 785 new cars in January this year, down 72.01% compared with the same period last year, and sales in January were 1,725 units, down 31.06% year-on-year, which was several times different from the mainstream joint venture brands in China, and even less than the average monthly sales of the Encore family in 2021 (about 6,000 units), which also dragged down the overall growth rate of GAC Group. The launch of the domestic Jeep pure electric model is expected to provide new increments, the price level, with reference to the Free Man starting from 129,800, and the new model with a smaller size is expected to start at about 150,000, and competitors include BYD yuan PLUS.