The Jeep Renegade might be discontinued after the 2023 mannequin 12 months of manufacturing concludes, in response to a report from Automotive Information. The report attributes the information to an organization spokesperson, and we have confirmed the information with Jeep.
This elimination of the Renegade strikes the Compass into the entry-level place in Jeep’s lineup. Whereas the Renegade is smaller than the Compass, their beginning costs have been almost an identical for 2023, with the Renegade beginning at $29,445 and the Compass at $29,995. There is no such thing as a improve within the base worth for the 2024 Compass, in order that signifies that Jeep will nonetheless technically provide a car that begins beneath $30,000.
Jeep despatched us an announcement with a little bit of clarification for the Renegade being discontinued: “In the U.S. and Canada, the Jeep Renegade will reach the end of its lifecycle after the 2023 model year as the brand focuses its resources on SUV segments in North America that continue to grow.”
And whereas the subcompact SUV section positive has a ton of entries, the Renegade has misplaced favor in it because the years have passed by. Its finest 12 months of gross sales was in 2016 (only a 12 months after it launched) with 106,605 gross sales. In 2022, Jeep solely moved 27,551 of them, and 2023 isn’t wanting any higher.
We’ll additionally observe that Jeep isn’t quitting the Renegade globally, because the U.S. and Canada are the one two nations that may see its gross sales cease. Europe, Mexico, South America and Asia will nonetheless be capable to purchase new Renegades for the foreseeable future. However so far as we’re involved, the Renegade joins the ranks of many different fashions assembly their demise in 2023.