Now on a streak of 19 straight months of year-over-year sales gains, the Chrysler Group sold 114,512 vehicle in October, driving deliveries up by 27 percent—the highest mark of any full-line automaker and better than Hyundai and Kia. And significantly, the automaker’s performance included a 40 percent leap in retail sales.
Other highlights from October included:
- Ram, Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep each increased sales by more than 20 percent.
- Deliveries of the Chrysler 200 were up more than 405 percent over the vehicle it replaced.
- The Jeep Compass set an all-time sales record, lifting sales 566 percent to 5,179 units, while the Jeep
- Wrangler posted its top October sales ever—the vehicle’s fifth consecutive monthly sales record.
- Sales of the Dodge Avenger improved by 145 percent, and those of the Dodge Journey by 36 percent.
- The Ram pickup clocked 21,037 deliveries last month, its best October performance in four years, and the new Ram Cargo Van entered the market for the first time.
That kind of momentum is likely to continue, too, as the Chrysler Group also recently announced that eight of its vehicles, including at least one from each division, were Consumers Digest “Best Buys” for the 2012 model year. The award-winners were the Chrysler 300 and Chrysler Town & Country; Jeep Grand Cherokee; Ram 1500; Fiat 500; and Dodge Durango, Dodge Grand Caravan and Dodge Challenger.
“It’s a tremendous honor to have so many vehicles named as ‘Best Buys’ by Consumers Digest,” said Doug Betts, senior vice president for Quality, Chrysler Group LLC. “We have gone to great lengths to enhance the craftsmanship and quality of all of our vehicles. These awards are evidence that we’re producing cars, trucks, crossovers, minivans and SUVs that customers—and critics—appreciate.”
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