Which Jeep model was first shown publicly at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show?

The Jeep Renegade was first shown publicly at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.

Jeep used the 2014 Geneva show to give the Renegade its world public debut. The subcompact crossover was positioned as the brand’s first small SUV and was designed to bring Jeep’s recognizable styling and available four-wheel-drive capability to a smaller vehicle class.

The Renegade was based on Fiat Chrysler’s Small Wide 4×4 platform, shared with models including the Fiat 500X. It was notable for an international development and production story: the vehicle was designed in the United States, built in Italy, and sold in more than 100 countries. Production began in late August 2014.

The Geneva debut is sometimes confused with later American appearances or with European premieres of other Jeep models shown at the same event. The 2014 show also featured a new diesel-powered Cherokee and the Wrangler Rubicon X package, but the Renegade was the Jeep model making its world debut. Its lineup later expanded to include plug-in-hybrid 4xe versions.