It could have very well been 'stock' footage. They talk about the Jeep
product line, and they have a clip that shows Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and
Wrangler. You just happened to catch the end of it, and only saw the GC.
--nick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom (Silver89)" <SilverEightynine@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: DML: DC KILLS CHEROKEE
> OK tha must be what the news report was about. They must have shown the
wrong
> video footage - because they did show h grand cheroke on tv and used the
words
> "discontinue" and "lack of sales". I didn't see it from the very
beginning so
> I dont know what the reported called the Jeep (either a Cherokee or a
Grand
> Cherokee) Good thing this was a false alarm. (I had known about the
regular
> cherokee replacement) - remind me to send ABC news a letter telling them
to
> double check what they put of the air - morons....heh - they must not be
Mopar
> men (and women).
>
> Stlaurent Mr Steven wrote:
>
> > [PARA]< BUZZ COLUMN > < BUZZ NEWS > < BUZZ LINKS
>[PARA][PARA]
> > DC KILLS CHEROKEE
> > DaimlerChrysler will discontinue Jeep Cherokee production by the middle
of
> > this year. Originally scheduled to end production in November 2000, the
> > company continued production in order to meet demand in the market
place.
> > [PARA]"The Jeep Cherokee has had one of the longest and most successful
> > rides in the history of the automotive industry," said Tom Sidlik,
> > DaimlerChrysler Executive Vice President of Procurement and Supply and
> > General Manager - Jeep Operations. "Jeep invented the compact SUV
segment
> > with Cherokee 18-years ago, and with the launch of the all-new Jeep
Liberty,
> > we will further enhance and broaden the overall Jeep brand."[PARA]As the
> > company prepares to launch the new Jeep Liberty this spring at TNAP,
> > employees from Jeep Cherokee production have been transitioning to the
new
> > operation to train for the production ramp up. Ending Cherokee
production
> > this year will ensure a smooth transition and a stable launch of the
Jeep
> > Liberty. Currently about 500 employees have been trained and are working
in
> > the new facility.[PARA]The Jeep Cherokee is built at the Parkway
Assembly
> > Plant, which will continue building Jeep Wranglers.[PARA]TOLEDO
EXPANSION
> >
> > -------------------------------------------
> > Steven St.Laurent
> > Test Engineer
> > Test Branch, GSD, MCTSSA
> > MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
> > 760-725-2506 (DSN 365-2506)
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>
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