Jeep will expand its European model line-up with three all-new models in the next four years.
Set to be based on multi-energy platforms that support fully electric powertrains, the American brand’s updated model strategy includes two new small SUVs alongside a larger Chinese-built model and, in some markets, the rugged Recon.
However, the brand appears to have dropped plans to bring the all-electric Recon to the UK or to launch the large luxury-focused Wagoneer S EV anywhere in Europe.
Jeep boss Fabio Catone revealed ambitions for a six-model line-up in Europe by 2030, saying it would deliver Jeep’s traditional values while meeting European drivers’ expectations.
The line-up will include refreshed versions of the existing Avenger and Compass, alongside the new models.
Central to the strategy are two more B-segment SUVs built on the new STLA One platform. These are both expected to be larger than the Avenger, which at 4.1m is among the smallest B-SUVs on the market.
Internally, Jeep is referring to these as “compact” and “large” B-SUVs and they will sit, respectively, closer to the Avenger and C-segment Compass in size. The new models could see the revival of the Renegade nameplate, which was retired in 2025.
Further details are scarce, but being based on the STLA One platform means the new models will be able to accept pure-electric, plug-in hybrid and full hybrid powertrains. Catone also said that they would continue to offer Jeep’s traditional all-wheel-drive and off-road focus.
Above them, a new D-segment SUV is also in the pipeline. This will be developed in partnership with Dongfeng and built in China.
Stellantis recently announced a major expansion of its partnership with Dongfeng, which will see the Chinese brand’s Voyah cars built in Stellantis’s European factories, while Jeep and Peugeot models will be built by Dongfeng in Wuhan.
Catone said that the deal with Dongfeng would allow the ultra-rapid development and launch of the new model on a Dongfeng platform but that it would remain true to Jeep’s heritage.
He said it would be “fully designed by Jeep” to meet its off-road requirements, adding it would be a “global Jeep project that will be sold in China and other regions, including Europe”.
While announcing the new model strategy, Catone did not mention the all-electric Recon or Wagoneer S models.
While the Recon, pictured above, is still expected to go on sale in some European markets to take the Jeep line-up to six models, it appears that the 592bhp Wagoneer S has been dropped from the plans.
Jeep also confirmed that neither car would be coming to the UK, telling Auto Express that the cost and complexity would have made right-hand-drive conversions “untenable”, especially against low expected sales figures.
