September 2018: FCA US LLC

[William Maley]

FCA US Reports 2018 September Sales

• FCA US reaches highest September of total and retail sales in 18 years 
• Ram and Jeep® brands each post record September total sales
• Ram brand posts best month of total sales ever
• Alfa Romeo brand sales increase 29 percent over last year

October 2, 2018 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - FCA US LLC today reported U.S. sales of 199,819 vehicles, a 15 percent increase compared with sales in September 2017 of 174,266 vehicles.

FCA US total sales and retail sales both achieved new records for September. The last September total sales record was in 2000 when sales reached 219,966 vehicles. Retail sales of 149,713 vehicles were the highest level since 2000 when sales hit 189,794. Sales were driven by Ram pickup trucks, Jeep® Cherokee and Jeep Compass. Fleet accounted for 25 percent of total sales.

“Our Ram and Jeep brands propelled both our retail and total sales to their highest levels in 18 years,” said Reid Bigland, Head of U.S. Sales.

Jeep Brand
Jeep brand sales rose 14 percent to 83,764 vehicles. It was the ninth consecutive time Jeep has set a monthly record for total sales. It was the sixth time this year Jeep brand sales have surpassed 80,000 vehicles. The Cherokee and Compass led the way with sales rising 87 percent and 46 percent, respectively.  

Ram Brand
Ram brand sales rose 9 percent to 56,447 vehicles compared with the previous year. It was the best month of sales since August 2018 when sales reached 54,808 vehicles. It was the highest September sales for the brand since it was launched in 2009. The light-duty Ram 1500 was the driver as retail sales rose 11 percent to 30,498 and total sales rose 18 percent to 36,658 vehicles. It was the best September of light-duty retail and total sales ever.   

Alfa Romeo Brand
Alfa Romeo brand sales rose 29 percent to 1,639 vehicles. Stelvio accounted for the majority of those sales with 864 vehicles sold.
 
Dodge Brand
Dodge brand sales jumped 41 percent to 42,101. The brand sales were driven by the Dodge Journey, which rose 48 percent, the Dodge Challenger, which rose 14 percent, and the Caravan, which saw its sales climb to 13,829 vehicles for the month.  
      
Chrysler Brand
Chrysler brand sales declined 7 percent to 14,683 vehicles compared with the same month a year ago.
     
FIAT Brand
Sales of Fiat declined 46 percent to 1,185 vehicles. 

FCA US LLC Sales Summary September 2018
Model	Month Sales		Vol %	CYTD Sales		Vol %
	Curr Yr	Pr Yr	Change	Curr Yr	Pr Yr	Change
Compass	16,525	11,356	46%	132,674	53,935	146%
Patriot	9	1,944	-100%	599	38,876	-98%
Wrangler	15,983	15,714	2%	190,951	150,142	27%
Cherokee	23,836	12,775	87%	179,743	117,835	53%
Grand Cherokee	19,312	22,270	-13%	166,653	181,245	-8%
Renegade	8,099	9,350	-13%	75,574	80,209	-6%
JEEP BRAND	83,764	73,409	14%	746,194	622,242	20%
Ram P/U	51,856	47,142	10%	375,583	374,901	0%
Cargo Van	0	0	0%	0	0	0
ProMaster Van	3,623	3,606	0%	31,591	31,938	-1%
ProMaster City	968	938	3%	9,487	11,854	-20%
RAM BRAND	56,447	51,686	9%	416,661	418,693	0%
200	31	705	-96%	1,000	17,267	-94%
300	4,022	4,207	-4%	34,555	39,643	-13%
Town & Country	1	12	-92%	6	557	-99%
Pacifica	10,629	10,835	-2%	91,595	86,342	6%
CHRYSLER BRAND	14,683	15,759	-7%	127,156	143,809	-12%
Dart	11	258	-96%	379	9,643	-96%
Avenger	0	1	-100%	4	12	-67%
Charger	6,879	9,230	-25%	59,308	67,378	-12%
Challenger	5,462	4,780	14%	52,313	52,276	0%
Viper	1	35	-97%	15	552	-97%
Journey	9,336	6,314	48%	77,233	75,656	2%
Caravan	13,829	3,113	344%	120,935	107,592	12%
Durango	6,583	6,207	6%	49,541	52,681	-6%
DODGE  BRAND	42,101	29,938	41%	359,728	365,790	-2%
500	529	1,016	-48%	3,717	10,435	-64%
500L	84	209	-60%	1,231	1,267	-3%
500X	286	638	-55%	4,221	5,875	-28%
Spider	286	343	-17%	2,915	3,675	-21%
FIAT BRAND	1,185	2,206	-46%	12,084	21,252	-43%
Giulia	756	916	-17%	8,933	6,410	39%
Alfa 4C	19	23	-17%	183	309	-41%
Stelvio	864	329	163%	9,044	633	1329%
ALFA ROMEO	1,639	1,268	29%	18,160	7,352	147%
FCA US LLC	199,819	174,266	15%	1,679,983	1,579,138	6%

[G. David Felt]

WOW, The Caravan sales numbers are just crazy, 344% increase. ? 

Fiat is dead duck dying again as history has proven. The amount sitting around on lots unsold is just pathetic.

Alfa, what a waste of money!  

Amazing how many dinosaur Journey's are still selling. 

[frogger]

Not sure it makes sense to change the mission/size of the Caravan when its replacement comes.

 

[ocnblu]

Cherokee and Compass, wow!  Hopefully this bodes well for my resale value.  ?

Very wise decision to normalize the Cherokee's facial features.

Ram 1500 is kicking buttocks and taking names, I will tell you what.