The all-new 2017 Jeep® Compass started sales in Brazil on November 5th, and the brand’s newest offering is already the leader of the segment, surpassing industry’s expectations.  In November a total of 2,537 Jeep Compass were sold in Brazil — almost five times more the closest competitor within the C-SUV segment. Brazilian media commented on the success
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The all-new 2017 Jeep Compass took center stage at AutomobilityLA on Thursday, November 17, packed with plenty of exciting features, wrapped in premium styling, and sporting the Jeep brand’s largest global footprint to date. The brand’s newest compact SUV will roll off assembly lines in in Brazil, China, Mexico and India, heading for more than
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What do the spirit of the Jeep brand and the aspirations of a newly married couple have in common? Adventure. Vanessa Sartori and Linho Bergamin were married March 12, and they left their home in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, that same day on a honeymoon adventure that would take them around the world. The
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Teamwork is key to winning in sports. The same can be said for winning at a job. It requires people to work together and it takes a great leader to inspire the team to succeed. “Coach” Dedrick Griffin plays that role — at work and after he punches the time clock at the end of
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Whether you are going to Toledo to drive past the home of the Jeep Wrangler, to take a picture of the original Willy’s Mansion or to buzz through the downtown on a convention, there are some definite places you must visit. In celebration of 75 years of Jeep® heritage, Brittany and I headed to Toledo,
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Do you have the patience to take apart, restore and clean nearly every piece and component of a car? If you’re a machinist, a machinist like Ed Masuga of suburban Akron, Ohio, you do. As a teenager in 1950, Ed Masuga (right), now 83, bought a used 1948 Jeepster from his brother-in-law, Dan. As his
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With his trademark bald head and big smile, Joe Nudi may be a familiar face to family, friends and coworkers, but recently his face appeared on the national stage — perhaps one of the biggest stages in the United States: the Democratic National Convention (DNC). A third-generation auto worker, Joe’s story aired in a video
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