February 2018: FCA US LLC

[William Maley]

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%

[G. David Felt]

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.

[2QuickZ's]

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.