Jeep CEO Confirms Diesel Grand Cherokee for Detroit, New Compass and Patriot in Q2 2013

There's a very good reason why in some markets, including the United Kingdom, SUVs like the Jeep Grand Cherokee are offered exclusively with diesel powerplants, and U.S. consumers will soon find that out firsthand.

At the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit next month, Jeep will reveal a diesel version of the Grand Cherokee, which will arrive in dealerships across the country at the end of the first quarter, the company's CEO Mike Manley told WardsAuto.

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Judge Orders Woman who Drove on Sidewalk to Pass School Bus to Wear "Idiot" Sign

Remember the Jeep Compass driver who was caught on camera after repeatedly using the sidewalk to avoid waiting for a school bus loading and unloading children? The time of judgment came this week and we must admit, it wasn't what we were expecting…

The driver of the Jeep, Shena Hardin, appeared in Cleveland Municipal court on Monday where Judge Pinkey S. Carr not only suspended her license for 30 days and ordered her to pay $250 in court costs, but she is also making her wear a sign that says, "Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus"!

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