Jeep is an American classic, but that doesn’t mean that only Americans love their Jeeps. From Europe to East Asia, Jeep is a popular brand. The history of Jeep is as global as it is American, so here are some fun facts about Jeep from around the globe.
In 1941, the Japanese reverse-engineered an American Jeep into the prototype of the Toyota Land Cruiser. Nowadays, Japan is the largest market for the Jeep Wrangler outside the United States. Through 2023, Jeep plans to operate almost 200 new dealerships in Japan and sell over 20,000 vehicles per year.
Stellantis, the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group, is set to spend 30 billion euros (36 billion USD) to convert cars—and countries—to electric power with the construction of battery factories. This means that the lineup of electric Jeeps may come as soon as 2025 on a global scale, especially throughout Europe.
By 2030, Jeep plans to push the definition of “off-road vehicle” by going off land and underwater. However, it takes less than a multi-billion dollar plan to make a million dollar point; i.e. Million Dollar Point, a now popular scuba diving spot in the South Pacific Ocean where, after World War Two, the United States dumped millions of dollars worth of equipment and vehicles into the ocean—yes, that includes Jeeps.
Sources: DetroitNews.com, santo.travel, offroadaction.ca, autonews.com,
bloomberg.com, greencarreports.com.
Jeep is an American classic, but that doesn’t mean that only Americans love their Jeeps. From Europe to East Asia, Jeep is a popular brand. The history of Jeep is as global as it is American, so here are some fun facts about Jeep from around the globe.
In 1941, the Japanese reverse-engineered an American Jeep into the prototype of the Toyota Land Cruiser. Nowadays, Japan is the largest market for the Jeep Wrangler outside the United States. Through 2023, Jeep plans to operate almost 200 new dealerships in Japan and sell over 20,000 vehicles per year.
Stellantis, the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group, is set to spend 30 billion euros (36 billion USD) to convert cars—and countries—to electric power with the construction of battery factories. This means that the lineup of electric Jeeps may come as soon as 2025 on a global scale, especially throughout Europe.
By 2030, Jeep plans to push the definition of “off-road vehicle” by going off land and underwater. However, it takes less than a multi-billion dollar plan to make a million dollar point; i.e. Million Dollar Point, a now popular scuba diving spot in the South Pacific Ocean where, after World War Two, the United States dumped millions of dollars worth of equipment and vehicles into the ocean—yes, that includes Jeeps.
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Sources: DetroitNews.com, santo.travel, offroadaction.ca, autonews.com,
bloomberg.com, greencarreports.com.
