man ▁Young , ▁from ▁the ▁Jefferson ▁North ▁Assembly ▁Plant ▁on ▁North ▁Jefferson ▁Avenue ▁via ▁a ▁police ▁esc ort ▁to ▁Cob o ▁Hall , ▁up ▁the ▁steps ▁of ▁Cob o ▁Hall ▁and ▁through ▁a ▁plate ▁glass ▁window ▁to ▁show ▁off ▁the ▁new ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁Sales ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁model ▁year ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁began ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Production ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁started ▁shortly ▁after ward ▁in ▁the ▁purpose - built ▁Jefferson ▁North ▁Assembly ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan . ▁European ▁Grand ▁Ch ero ke es ▁are ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁Austria ▁by ▁Mag na ▁Ste yr . ▁The ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁" play ed ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁in ▁rev iving ▁Ch rys ler ' s ▁fort unes ▁by ▁moving ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁then ▁nas cent ▁market ▁for ▁high - margin ▁sports ▁utility ▁vehicles ." ▁ ▁Upon ▁its ▁introduction , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁USA - man ufact ured ▁autom obile ▁using ▁H FC - 1 3 4 a ▁re fr iger ant ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁H C FC - 1 2 ▁for ▁the ▁H V AC ▁system . ▁ ▁First ▁generation ▁( Z J ; ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 8 ) ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁model ▁year ▁vehicle ▁in ▁the ▁lux ury ▁SU V ▁segment . ▁The ▁" Z J " ▁models , ▁manufact ured ▁from ▁