Chrysler Officials: March Was Best Sales Month Since 2007

Chrysler Group LLC today reported a 5 percent increase in U.S. sales Tuesday compared with sales in March 2012, and the group’s best monthly sales since December 2007.

• Best monthly sales since December 2007
• 36th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains
• First-quarter sales up 8 percent compared with same quarter a year ago
• Dodge, Ram Truck, and FIAT brands each post sales increases in March compared with same month a year ago
• Ram Truck brand sales up 24 percent in March; best March sales since 2007
• Ram pickup truck sets all-time sales record with 25 percent year-over-year sales gain
• Dodge brand sales increase 15 percent; best March sales since 2007
• Dodge Dart sets all-time sales record with 5 percent month-over-month sales increase
• Dodge Avenger mid-size sedan sets all-time sales record with 33 percent sales gain
• Dodge Challenger muscle car sets all-time sales record; sales up 42 percent in March
• Dodge Durango sales up 19 percent; best March sales since 2005
• New 2014 Dodge Durango debuts at the 2013 New York Internationa! l Auto Show
• Fiat 500 sets sales record for month of March with 3 percent sales gain
• Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan sets all-time sales record with 11 percent sales gain
• Chrysler brand and Carhartt team up to introduce the 2013.5 Chrysler 200 S Special Edition mid-size sedan at the New York International Auto Show
• Chrysler brand named ‘Most Refined Brand’ in Kelley Blue Book’s 2013 Brand Image Awards
• All-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee mid-size sport-utility vehicle debuts at the New York International Auto Show
• Jeep® and Mopar reveal six new concept vehicles for 47th Annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari in Utah
• Jeep Compass sets sales record for month of March with 28 percent sales gain
• Jeep Patriot sales up X percent; best March sales since 2008
• Jeep Wrangler sales up 3 percent; best March sales since 2007

*This information was provided by Chrysler Group LLC