Chinese auto maker Great Wall Motor said it is interested in acquiring Jeep, the profitable U.S. sport-utility-vehicle maker owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

Chinese SUV maker Great Wall Motors is considering making a bid to buy Fiat Chrysler's Jeep division, spokespeople for the company said Monday, The Associated Press reports. Great Wall has yet to formally declare its interest in Jeep, but a possible acquisition would be in line with chairman Wang Jianjun's goal, announced in February, of becoming the top specialty SUV producer by 2020.Great Wall "has this intention," said the public relations director for its Haval SUV brand, Zhao Lijia, when asked about a report by Automotive News that the Chinese automaker wants to buy Jeep. An employee of the press office for the company headquarters, who would give only his surname, Zhang, said,...

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