Chrysler set an all-time model year sales record - read all the details here. The article says that the Jeep Wrangler set a new monthly high sales record for November as well as increasing overall sales volume by 8%.

Reader reports continue to come in regarding the current (and future) availability of the all new 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee. This one comes from a reader in Alabama:

With all of the talk about the availability of the JGC, I thought I would pass along what I knew. I was told in early September, by someone from Chrysler at 1-800-992-1997, that all restrictions were off but that Limiteds with the new V-8 and Quadra Drive would not be available until October. My dealer in Tuscaloosa told me a couple of weeks back that Limiteds can't even be ordered until November. I called 1-800-925-JEEP yesterday and was told that the Limiteds, Quadra Trac II, the V-8's, sunroofs, and even some colors were on restriction. The guy said his information was about a week old, and that I should call Chrysler. I just called Chrysler at 1-800-992-1997 and they said Mid-November on a loaded up Limited. Oh yeah, Patriot Blue will be a color, available mid-year 1999.

Here's a message from a reader in the Chicago area:

I have been following some of the confusion about the new GC and its availability. I just took delivery of a brand new 99 GJC laredo with the 26F package, Flame Red, with the V8 and quadra drive transfer case, and some extras...

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The dealership is in the Chicago area. So keep an eye peeled, they come in and go VERY fast from what the dealer tells me.