Discontinued in 2023, Stellantis has confirmed that an all-new generation Jeep Cherokee is still coming, possibly in 2025.
Although tipped to become a plug-in hybrid, pressure of a tribal group has cast doubt as to whether the Cherokee name will be used at all.
Once Jeep’s entry-level offering before being underscored by the Renegade, the long since discontinued Patriot, still going Compass and in Europe, the Avenger, the claims of the Cherokee possibly going electric has been debunked by recently inducted Jeep CEO, Antonia Filosa., Filosa, despite not directly referring to the Cherokee by name, admitted that the new product won’t be an EV initially, suggesting it could either be a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid when it debuts.
Equally as unknown as the powertrain is whether Jeep will use the Cherokee name at all after being accused of racism by an ethic Cherokee tribal group in 2021.at the time, head of the Cherokee Nation group, Chuck Hoskin Jr, said while its respects the use of the name has being “well-intended” ever since the original debuted in 1974, “it does not honour us by having our name plastered on the side of a car”.
In a subsequent statement to the publication after being informed of Hoskin’s remarks, an unnamed Jeep spokesperson said, “Our vehicle names have been carefully chosen and nurtured over the years to honour and celebrate Native American people for their nobility, prowess, and pride.
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