A BELOVED vehicle's days have been numbered, after car executives said the 2023 model will be its last.
Jeep's parent company, Stellantis, announced the brand's smallest car will be killed off in the new year.
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Stellantis has announced the departure of the smallest Jeep model, the Renegade, from the U.S. market following the conclusion of the 2023 model year.
The Renegade was Jeep's cheapest base model, starting at $29,445.
Drivers may be able to buy the cute-ute's leftover stock at deep discounts as dealerships sell through their remaining stock.
One person on X (formerly known as Twitter) said: "I do believe they are (for now) extremely well stocked."
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The boxy, four-door compact utility vehicle (CUV) joined Jeep's lineup in 2015.
The Renegade received minor facelifts throughout the car's tenure.
Design experts had mixed reviews on the CUV's design - it once made the world's ugliest car list.
Jeep reported selling just 15,561 units of the car in the third quarter of 2023, a 35% drop from 2022.
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The company's curvier CUV sister model - the Compass - remains intact for the 2024 model year.
The Compass' 2024 base price starts at $29,995, just $500 more than the outgoing Renegade's base price.
Jeep didn't announce plans to reintegrate the Renegade into future model years.
"RIP," an x-fan mourned.
Stellantis also announced the end of another legendary vehicle.
FIAT FAREWELL
In a corresponding move, Fiat also announced it would kill Renegade's sister model.
The Fiat 500X will stop selling in 2024, according to the company.
Valued at $31,840, its distinguishing feature was the optional canvas top initially introduced in the Yacht Club Capri special edition.
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The 500X sold just over 750 models in the first three quarters of 2023.
Fiat recently announced it will add revive the 500e electric two-door hatch after ending the model's production in 2019.
