Jeep Commander Returns To North America, Sort Of
Jeep Commander returns to North America

The new Commander in Mexico has three rows of seats to meet the demand for affordability and is positioned between the compact and mid-sized SUVs in the Jeep range Jeep has announced plans to bring the Commander crossover to the Mexican market. The Brazilian-made model shares its platform with the Compass and seats up to seven. It's front-wheel drive and has a turbocharged engine that produces 173 horsepower. The last Jeep Commanders rolled off the assembly line at Jefferson North in 2010, gradually disappearing into the fog of discontinued SUVs. But guess what? The Commander is back, just not where you thought he would be. If you're in North America and feeling nostalgic, you'll have to head south of the border to get your hands on one. Designed to sit between the Compass and Grand Cherokee, the Mexican Commander starts at MXN 734,900 ($35,556) and seats up to seven people. That's a huge savings compared to the Grand Cherokee L,…