Even though most people these days may be unaware, Jeep has been making pickup trucks in the past. This changed when Chrysler took over the company because Ram and Dodge were the ones making the trucks. However, after Dodge discontinued the Dakota the FCA group has been left without a compact truck, a market which has been growing significantly over the past few years. After GM had launched the Colorado and Ford announced the Ranger, Jeep followed shortly. This came as a surprise to many because even though there have been rumors, most people thought that Dodge would revive the Dakota name.
Luckily this is not the case, and their new compact truck will more than likely be the future 2017 Jeep Gladiator. So far there have only been rumors about this model and not all that much official information. Jeep did confirm that they will be making a truck back at the start of 2016, but only a few months ago the first development mules of the upcoming Gladiator have been seen.
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