<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Predecessor </Th> <Td> Jeep CJ </Td> </Tr> <P> The Jeep Wrangler is a series of compact and mid-size (Wrangler Unlimited and Wrangler 4 - door JL) four - wheel drive off - road vehicle models, manufactured by Jeep since 1986, and currently migrating from its third into its fourth generation . The Wrangler JL was unveiled in late 2017 and will be produced at Jeep's Toledo Complex . </P> <P> The Wrangler is arguably an indirect progression from the World War II Jeep, through the CJ (Civilian Jeeps) produced by Willys, Kaiser - Jeep and American Motors Corporation (AMC) from the mid-1940s through 1980s . Neither AMC nor Chrysler (after it purchased AMC in 1987) have claimed that the Wrangler was a direct descendant of the original military model . </P>

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