http://www.autoevolution.com/news/fiat-chrysler-will-end-car-production-in-usa-to-focus-on-suvs-and-trucks-110040.html I would be interested in how this affects their Mexico production.
Patriots sell poorly because they are not really a Jeep in the traditional sense, as they use the same platform as the Dodge Caliber, a car. It's a grocery-getter SUV that will make it to town when the roads are snowy, and it has some off road capability as well.
People who buy things that say "Jeep" on them expect something else.