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Town & Country LXi and Jeep Grand Cherokee Win Awards

11 February 1999

1999 Chrysler Town & Country LXi and 1999 Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee Brave Elements, Win Awards From New England Motor Press Association

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 10 -- After conducting extensive
driving tests for the past four months, members of the New England Motor Press
Association (NEMPA) drove in from the snow to salute the 1999 Chrysler Town &
Country LXi and the 1999 Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee.
    The 1999 Chrysler Town & Country LXi won "Best People Mover" for the
second year in a row, while the all-new 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee took top
honors as "Best-In-Class Compact Sport Utility Vehicle."
    "With freezing rain, sleet and snow, New England roads provide some of the
most severe winter weather conditions for all of the vehicles that we test,"
said NEMPA President Gerry Miles.  "Armed with all-wheel drive, the 1999 Town
& Country LXi handled these nasty conditions with ease, all the while feeling
like a toasty living room inside.  The 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee raised the bar
once again in the sport utility market with its new design, ride and handling,
and tremendous capability."
    The 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee sets new standards in four-wheel drive
leadership, comfort and style with an exceptional balance of power,
performance, on-road ride as well as handling, security and luxury.  Jeep
wrote the book on four-wheel drive, and its all-new Quadra-Drive(TM) system is
the only 4WD system in the industry that delivers traction under virtually all
driving conditions.
    DaimlerChrysler invented the luxury minivan market segment in 1990 with
the introduction of the Chrysler Town & Country.  From 1995 through 1998, Town
& Country sales have increased 214 percent.  DaimlerChrysler sells nearly
700,000 minivans worldwide every year and has a 45 percent share of the North
American minivan market segment.  Since 1983, DaimlerChrysler has sold over
seven million minivans.
    The New England Motor Press Association is based in Boston.  The
organization consists of approximately 30 automotive journalists who cover the
six state region which includes Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut.