Jeep updates Cherokee compact SUV to compete in hot market

DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep brand is giving the Cherokee compact SUV a major face-lift so it can better compete in one of the hottest parts of the U.S. automotive market.
The 2019 Cherokee, unveiled Tuesday at the Detroit auto show, gets styling tweaks, a new engine, suspension improvements and engineering changes that save 200 pounds and improve gas mileage over the current model.
At an impromptu news conference after the SUV was revealed, CEO Sergio Marchionne hinted at thr