▁expanded ▁the ▁system ▁throughout ▁its ▁enter prise , ▁thus ▁connecting ▁everyone ▁involved ▁in ▁design ing ▁and ▁building ▁products . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁thus ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Ch rys ler - bad ged ▁Je ep ▁product . ▁Development ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Je ep ▁model ▁continued ▁and ▁Ch rys ler ' s ▁employees ▁( after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁buy out ▁of ▁A MC ) ▁were ▁eager ▁for ▁a ▁late - 1 9 8 0 s ▁release ▁date ; ▁however , ▁CE O ▁Lee ▁I ac oc ca ▁was ▁pushing ▁for ▁red es igned ▁Ch rys ler ▁min iv ans , ▁thus ▁delay ing ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ' s ▁release ▁until ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁as ▁an ▁Explorer ▁compet itor . ▁Un like ▁the ▁Explorer , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁util ized ▁mon oco que ▁( un ib ody ) ▁construction , ▁whereas ▁the ▁Explorer ▁was ▁a ▁derivative ▁of ▁the ▁R anger ▁pick up ▁with ▁a ▁separate ▁body - on - frame . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁deb uted ▁in ▁grand ▁fashion ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁North ▁American ▁International ▁Auto ▁Show ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan . ▁The ▁vehicle ▁that ▁was ▁driven ▁was ▁a ▁Po ppy ▁Red ▁Clear ▁Co at ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁Z J ▁L are do ▁with ▁a ▁quart z ▁cloth ▁interior ▁and ▁high - back ▁bucket ▁seats . ▁Then ▁Ch rys ler ▁president ▁Robert ▁L utz ▁drove ▁Detroit ▁mayor , ▁Cole