Source: Gasgoo
Stellantis will build the Jeep brand’s Wagoneer S electric vehicle at its assembly plant in Toluca, Mexico.
The Wagoneer S will be Jeep’s first electric vehicle in the United States and Canada and will go on sale this fall. As the brand’s first global electric vehicle, the model will then be expanded to other markets.
The Toluca plant currently produces the Jeep Compass model. In addition to the Wagoneer S, several other electric vehicles from Detroit’s Big Three automakers are also produced in Mexico, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Chevrolet Blazer EV.
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The Wagoneer S is based on the multi-functional STLA Large platform, which will also power multiple models from Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge and Maserati.
The sport utility vehicle has 617 pound-feet of torque and a zero acceleration time of 3.4 seconds. Jeep says the electric car is expected to have a range of more than 300 miles.
Jeep released a teaser video last week showing the Wagoneer S going head-to-head with a high-performance version of the Tesla Model Y.
