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An AMC-origin program launched under Chrysler with a famous Cobo Hall stunt, then evolved through five unibody generations.

Grand Cherokee began as AMC's XJC work, arrived under Chrysler, and announced itself when Bob Lutz drove a ZJ through plate glass at the 1992 Detroit show.

A Renault Sport veteran widely credited as the father of XJ Cherokee, Castaing carried AMC's product-development culture and Grand Cherokee program into Chrysler.

At Chrysler, Iacocca's Jeep role centered on business timing, including delaying Grand Cherokee while minivans took priority—not driving the launch stunt.

Liberty replaced the XJ Cherokee in the US, while the boxy Commander briefly gave Jeep a dedicated three-row model.

Lutz was the executive at the wheel when the new Grand Cherokee crashed through Cobo Hall plate glass in January 1992.

Go Devil, Hurricane, Dauntless, AMC inline-sixes, Hemi and Hellcat V8s, and the modern Hurricane inline-six map alliances, acquisitions, and changing vehicle missions.

Origin credit, the Jeep name, the Grand Cherokee launch driver, Kaiser mythology, and repeating forum claims are preserved with attribution rather than silently corrected or promoted.