6/3/10 TOP SAFETY PICK! 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee earns highest rating
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Chrysler Group LLC announced today that the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has received a Top Safety Pick award by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety – the highest rating the organization bestows.
The all-new, and very safe, 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
“The all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is the first production vehicle to launch since our alliance with Fiat, and a ‘Top Safety Pick’ is a great way to start our 2011 product offensive,” said Scott Kunselman, senior vice president for engineering. “The Institute’s recognition of five products underscores Chrysler Group’s engineering capability and leadership in occupant protection.”
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee joins the 2010 Dodge Journey, 2010 Dodge Avenger*, 2010 Chrysler Sebring (equipped with electronic stability control), and the 2010 Jeep Patriot (equipped with available seat mounted air bag) as 2010 Top Safety Picks, according to IIHS.
The vehicle is being built by UAW members at Jefferson North Assembly Plant (JNAP) in Detroit, where a second shift of 1,100 workers is being added, Chrysler Group and UAW officials announced recently. The new Jeep is arriving in showrooms this month.
Jeep Brand President and CEO Mike Manley said that “with more than 45 different safety and security systems working in harmony – including Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Electronic Roll Mitigation, Active Head Restraints, Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Warning and a Blind-Spot/Rear Cross-path detection system – our new Jeep Grand Cherokee will allow customers to benefit from a new level of protection, on- and off-road.”
The IIHS awards recognize automobiles with ESC that perform well in the Institute's front-impact, side-impact, rear-impact and new for 2010, roof-strength evaluations.
Click here for a list of all the safety and security features available in the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
“Vehicles that earn ‘Top Safety Pick’ meet the highest standards for crash test performance,” said IIHS president Adrian Lund. “This award means that buyers of the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee are getting state-of-the-art safety for the best protection in the most common kinds of crashes, and electronic stability control, which our research shows can help prevent crashes altogether.”
Chrysler Group’s five Top Safety Picks encompass a two-fold approach to safety – passive features combined with accident-avoidance systems.
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2010 Jeep Patriot, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, 2010 Dodge Avenger and 2010 Dodge Journey also feature the company’s new active head restraint system for front-seat occupants. In the event of a rear impact, the head restraints deploy to remove the space between the occupants head and the restraint to help minimize whiplash type injuries.
