Jeep - brand cars produced by the corporation Chrysler LLC. Jeep - a road vehicle. Origin of the word causes a lot of controversy. According to the most common version is derived from the reduction in GPW (an abbreviation of Ford Motor, stood for: G-state order, P - a car with a wheelbase of 80 inches, W - type of Willys, because the car was manufactured by Ford Motor Company for technical documentation Willys mobilization according to the contract with the U.S. government on January 10, 1941).