Posted March 1, 20187 yr FCA US Reports February 2018 Sales Jeep® Brand reports best February retail sales ever, up 10 percent Ram Light Duty reports best February retail sales ever, up 8 percent Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Renegade report best February total sales ever Fleet sales reduced by 3 percent March 1, 2018 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - FCA US LLC today reported sales of 165,903 vehicles in February 2018, a 1 percent decrease compared with sales in February 2017 of 168,326 vehicles. Overall sales were bolstered by the Jeep® brand which posted a 12 percent total sales increase. The Jeep brand also reported the best ever February retail sales of 61,122 vehicles. Meanwhile, fleet sales for the month fell by 3 percent compared with February 2017. Fleet accounted for 26 percent of total sales. Jeep Brand Jeep brand total sales increased 12 percent in February to 70,020 vehicles The Jeep Renegade and Jeep Wrangler led the portfolio by reporting their best February sales ever. Wrangler sales increased 17 percent to 15,936 vehicles while Renegade rose 4 percent to 8,249 vehicles. Ram Truck Brand Ram Truck brand sales fell 14 percent to 36,737 vehicles compared with the previous year. Ram fleet sales were cut by 44 percent compared with the prior year. Ram Light Duty pickup retail sales increased 8 percent to 20,384 vehicles. The new 2019 Ram 1500 pickup truck is slated to begin production by the end of March in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Chrysler Brand Chrysler brand total sales declined 3 percent in February to 16,150 vehicles compared with the same month a year ago. The Chrysler Pacifica minivan posted a 27 percent sales increase to 11,482 vehicles. Dodge Brand Dodge brand total sales fell 8 percent to 40,187 vehicles. Sales of the Dodge Charger rose 9 percent to 7,568 vehicles. FIAT Brand Sales of Fiat declined 42 percent to 1,241 vehicles. Alfa Romeo Brand Alfa Romeo brand sales of 1,568 vehicles were up significantly compared with the same month a year ago. Giulia led the brand with 853 sales followed by Stelvio at 695. FCA US LLC Sales Summary February 2018 Month Sales Vol % CYTD Sales Vol % Model Curr Yr Pr Yr Change Curr Yr Pr Yr Change Compass 16,026 2,737 486% 26,218 5,901 344% Patriot 116 5,512 -98% 264 10,212 -97% Wrangler 15,936 13,641 17% 27,675 24,975 11% Cherokee 12,225 13,615 -10% 26,846 26,166 3% Grand Cherokee 17,468 18,925 -8% 33,832 36,226 -7% Renegade 8,249 7,915 4% 14,888 17,280 -14% JEEP BRAND 70,020 62,345 12% 129,723 120,760 7% Ram P/U 33,299 39,046 -15% 62,657 72,815 -14% Cargo Van 0 0 0% 0 0 ProMaster Van 2,235 2,648 -16% 4,006 5,999 -33% ProMaster City 1,203 1,091 10% 2,113 2,016 5% RAM BRAND 36,737 42,785 -14% 68,776 80,830 -15% 200 219 2,194 -90% 470 4,055 -88% 300 4,449 5,386 -17% 6,769 10,094 -33% Town & Country 0 108 -100% 2 246 -99% Pacifica 11,482 9,042 27% 19,493 15,712 24% CHRYSLER BRAND 16,150 16,730 -3% 26,734 30,107 -11% Dart 82 1,683 -95% 165 3,080 -95% Avenger 0 0 100% 1 0 Charger 7,568 6,930 9% 12,761 14,083 -9% Challenger 6,093 6,107 0% 9,498 9,500 0% Viper 1 54 -98% 3 107 -97% Journey 4,782 9,906 -52% 8,144 22,542 -64% Caravan 16,443 13,682 20% 26,852 24,452 10% Durango 5,218 5,516 -5% 10,363 10,223 1% DODGE BRAND 40,187 43,878 -8% 67,787 83,987 -19% 500 416 1,131 -63% 870 2,349 -63% 500L 118 72 64% 222 178 25% 500X 484 640 -24% 972 1,240 -22% Spider 223 302 -26% 406 542 -25% FIAT BRAND 1,241 2,145 -42% 2,470 4,309 -43% Giulia 853 411 108% 1,801 481 274% Alfa 4C 20 32 -38% 32 70 -54% Stelvio 695 0 New 1,383 0 New ALFA ROMEO 1,568 443 254% 3,216 551 484% FCA US LLC 165,903 168,326 -1% 298,706 320,544 -7%
March 1, 20187 yr We have heard it all before, Sergio the Idiot, Moron, Waste of CEO Money, political butt kissing enigma. Rather than reinvest the profits into the american brands making them better, Chrysler is just about dead. Fiat should have never been brought here and Alfa, wasted effort of trying to resurrect the brand. I honestly am surprised by how Dodge continues to roll on such dated product lines. Ram hopefully will pick up more with the 2019 models and Jeep is surviving on the cult following with some decent improvements on old platforms. I really wish I understood the thinking at FCA headquarters on their stupid decisions for the brands.
March 1, 20187 yr What's killing the numbers compared to last year is all the discontinued vehicles. Dart, 200, Patriot. Well, those and the Journey which needs to be killed. Who knows what Sergio is thinking? He is a war time general, not a peace time general. He needed to get out as soon as the war was over and the company was on the right track. That was the time to let the peace time leader take over.
