2025 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator: An Off-Road Trek... to Get Back on the Right Path

•    Auto123 went off-roading with the 2025 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator.

Bobcaygeon, ON – We probably aren't telling you anything new by mentioning that the last two years haven’t been easy for Jeep. With the exception of the Compass, all models in the lineup recorded lower sales in 2024 than in 2023, and it's hardly any better this year.

And we're not talking about small declines of 1 or 2 percent, but 50 percent for some models, 30 percent for others. For the Gladiator, the step back was 26.4 percent; the flagship Wrangler saw its sales drop 25.6 percent.

These are worrying numbers, and they are not unrelated to the turmoil that has hobbled Stellantis over the last two years. The good news is that the change in the company's leadership, which saw Carlos Tavares head out the door last December 1st, has apparently brought a blast of fresh air into Stellantis HQ. One of the representatives present at the event we attended candidly mentioned that he feels like he’s been working for a different company since that changeover.

That's all well and good, but the company needs to get out of its predicament, and that includes the Jeep division, which is in need of some good news. And that's what they tried to convey by inviting us to a Jeep event in Ontario.

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