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TexasTowelie

(112,159 posts)
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 03:14 AM Apr 2017

Era ends as last Cherokee rolls off Toledo line

The venerable Jeep Cherokee has gone through a number of changes in its 43 years.

It started as a rugged two-door companion to the more upscale Wagoneer before being reborn as a trendsetting midsize sport utility vehicle that was as comfortable on the road as it was off.

After an 11-year hiatus, the Cherokee came back as a modern car-based crossover that promised Jeep-style adventure with a funky front end.

Through it all, the vehicle was built in Toledo.

But that long chapter of the city’s history closed at 11:30 p.m. Thursday. In the waning minutes of the day, the last Toledo-built Cherokee rolled off the line at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Toledo Assembly Complex.

Read more: http://www.toledoblade.com/Automotive/2017/04/07/Era-ends-as-last-Jeep-Cherokee-rolls-off-Toledo-line.html

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Era ends as last Cherokee rolls off Toledo line (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2017 OP
Thankfully auto workers at this plant will be back to work after the facility is retooled democratisphere Apr 2017 #1

democratisphere

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1. Thankfully auto workers at this plant will be back to work after the facility is retooled
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 04:23 AM
Apr 2017

for the Wrangler model.

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