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XJ Cherokee

Again, chronological order is the best way to describe the years of the XJ.

     The year was 1983 and AMC had just completed a few particularly promising deals over seas. AMC made a deal with Beijing Jeep in China. For a mere $8 million cash and $8 million in technological experience, Jeep was now owner of 31.6% shares of Beijing Jeep Corporation.

     

     AMC then announced that they were selling the AM General branch to LTV. This was the branch that use to make Jeep military vehicles. AMC’s owner, Roy Chapin was delighted indeed when selling AM General for $190 million. This was close to $120 million more than he paid for AM Gernal AND Jeep combined.

 

     Despite all of these changes, the year ended with troubling numbers. 1983 was the fourth year in a row that AMC had negative profit margins.

     “Company officers stated in the annual report that the year “was one of substantial progress,” but after 4 years of hearing          similar statements investors were understandably impatient.”

                         -The Story of Jeep 2nd Edition, Patrick R. Foster, (c) 2004

     For the year, Jeep lost $146,730,000 as a whole, but AMC’s total sales were $3.27 billion, which came mostly from its cars, not Jeep. AMC at this point had owned Jeep for 14 years but hasn’t designed a completely new Jeep vehicle that didn’t exist when Jeep was owned by Kaiser. Designed specifically for the new era, Jeep revealed their new models in August of 1983.

 

     There was much controversy on naming these new models, some wanted bold new names to separate the new models from the negative talk of the old models. Then a list of 50 names, boiled down from thousands of ideas, were offered to exsclusive test groups who ultimately decided to keep the historic, pre-established, Jeep names. With pricing starting at $9,995 for 2-Door and $10,295 for the 4-Door, the new XJ line of wagons was offered.

AMC owned Jeep at this time.

Models in 1984

Cherokee 2-Door

Cherokee 4-Door

Cherokee Chief 2-Door

Cherokee Chief 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 4-Door

Models in 1985

Cherokee 2-Door

Cherokee 4-Door

Cherokee Chief 2-Door

Cherokee Chief 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 4-Door

Cherokee Laredo 2- Door

Cherokee Laredo 4-Door

Spring Special Cherokee

Cherokee 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 4-Door

Models in 1986

Cherokee 2-Door

Cherokee 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Chief 2-Door

Cherokee Chief 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Laredo 2-Door

Cherokee Laredo 4-Door

Cherokee “Off-Highway” 2-Door

Cherokee “Off-Highway” 4-Door

Models in 1987

Cherokee 2-Door

Cherokee 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Chief 2-Door

Cherokee Chief 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Laredo 2-Door

Cherokee Laredo 4-Door

Cherokee “Off-Highway” 2-Door

Cherokee “Off-Highway” 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2-Door

Cherokee Limited 4-Door

Jeep was sold to Chrysler Corporation

mid-1987 for $1.1 Billion

Models in 1988

Cherokee 2-Door

Cherokee 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Chief 2-Door

Cherokee Chief 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Laredo 2-Door

Cherokee Laredo 4-Door

Cherokee “Off-Highway” 2-Door

Cherokee “Off-Highway” 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2-door

Cherokee Limited 4-Door

Cherokee Olympic Commemorative Edition

Models in 1989

Cherokee 2-Door

Cherokee 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Chief 2-Door

Cherokee Chief 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Laredo 2-Door

Cherokee Laredo 4-Door

Cherokee “Off-Highway” 2-Door

Cherokee “Off-Highway” 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2-Door

Cherokee Limited 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Models in 1990

Cherokee 2-Door

Cherokee 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Chief 2-Door

Cherokee Chief 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 4-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee Pioneer 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Laredo 2-Door

Cherokee Laredo 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2-Door

Cherokee Limited 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Models in 1991

Cherokee 2-Door

Cherokee 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Laredo 2-Door

Cherokee Laredo 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2-Door

Cherokee Limited 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee Briarwood 4-Door

Models in 1992

Cherokee 2-Door

Cherokee 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Laredo 2-Door

Cherokee Laredo 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2-Door

Cherokee Limited 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee Briarwood 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd Police Vehicle

Cherokee Police Vehicle

Models in 1993

Cherokee 2-Door

Cherokee 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd Police Vehicle

Cherokee Police Vehicle

Cherokee Country 2- Door

Cherokee Country 4-Door

Models in 1994

(‘Cherokee’ the base model was now referred to as ‘Cherokee SE’, the new base model)

 

Cherokee SE 2-Door

Cherokee SE 4-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd Police Vehicle

Cherokee Police Vehicle

Cherokee Country 2-Door

Cherokee Country 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 4-Door

Models in 1995

Cherokee SE 2-Door

Cherokee SE 4-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd Police Vehicle

Cherokee Police Vehicle

Cherokee Country 2-Door

Cherokee Country 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 4-Door

Models in 1996

Cherokee SE 2-Door

Cherokee SE 4-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee 2wd Police Vehicle

Cherokee Police Vehicle

Cherokee Country 2-Door

Cherokee Country 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 4-Door

Models in 1997

(Updated/rounded version of the XJ)

 

Cherokee SE 2-Door

Cherokee SE 4-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee Country 4-Door

Cherokee Country 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 4-Door

Models in 1998

Cherokee SE 2-Door

Cherokee SE 4-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee Classic 2-Door

Cherokee Classic 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2-Door

Cherokee Limited 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 4-Door

Chrysler Corp Merged with Daimler

Forming DaimlerChrysler AG

Models in 1999

Cherokee SE 2-Door

Cherokee SE 4-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee Classic 2-Door

Cherokee Classic 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2-Door

Cherokee Limited 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 4-Door

Models in 2000

Cherokee SE 2-Door

Cherokee SE 4-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee SE 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee Classic 2-Door

Cherokee Classic 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2-Door

Cherokee Limited 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 4-Door

Cherokee RHD Rural Postal Vehicle 2wd 4-Door

Models in 2001

Cherokee Sport 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee Sport 4-Door

Cherokee Sport 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2-Door

Cherokee Limited 2wd 2-Door

Cherokee Limited 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 2wd 4-Door

Cherokee Limited 60th Anniversary Edition 4-Door

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