Ahead Of A Decade, KL Cherokee Was Forced To Close Production

Jeep KL Cherokee. (Doc. Stellantis/Jeep)

JAKARTA - Bad news for Jeep lovers. One of the iconic models, KL Cherokee will soon be injected dead from production. The decision follows the declining sales of the model.

As reported by The Drive, Thursday, March 23, Jeep has reduced production from KL Cherokee for 2023. Until finally the decision was made by the parent company, Stellantis stopped production at the Belvidere plant, Illinois.

However, Jeep is rumored to be replacing KL Cherokee with a new generation of Cherokee which will certainly offer freshness to Jeep fans.

Jim Morrison, as Head of North American Jeep Division, said the brand would present next-generation Cherokee with an update in the form of a larger and better size than ever. Other rumors say that the car will be electrified.

Jeep Cherokee was first produced in 1974. And KL Cherokee is the fifth generation introduced in 2014, this crossover was a mainstay of Jeep in addition to Wrangler products.

In 2022, Jeep has only managed to sell 40,000 units of the model in America, which previously sold around 80,000 units in 2021. Jeep offered two Cherokee variants in the last production period, namely Altitude Lux and Trailhawk.

Although Jeep has not officially announced Cherokee's successor, information is expected to be delivered this year. It is estimated that an announcement could occur at the New York Auto Show which will take place next April.