While Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is experiencing yet another quality-related mini-crisis, it’s doing quite well overall on the sales front, posting its best October sales since 2001.
The group delivered 170,480 units in October, an increase of 22 percent over the same month last year (140,083 vehicles). Out of the five mainstream brands in the group, four of them, including Chrysler, Jeep, Ram Truck and Fiat, recorded year-over-year sales gains, while Dodge saw its sales dip by 8 percent.
In particular, Jeep posted an impressive 54 percent increase, making it brand’s best performance ever in the month of October, while Ram Trucks’ sales were up by 33 percent increase, Chrysler’s up by 17 percent and Fiat’s by a nominal 1 percent.
“Chrysler Group sales increased 22 percent in October, our eighth month of double-digit growth this year and our 55th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains,” said Reid Bigland, Head of U.S. Sales. “Chrysler Group is the industry’s fastest-growing automaker driven in part by sales of our all-new Jeep Cherokee and Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan, and by the strong consumer demand for our award-winning Ram pickup trucks.”
The Detroit firm said that nine of its vehicles had their best October results ever, including the new Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 200, Dodge Dart and surprisingly, the Dodge Challenger (+27 percent).
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