November 2018: FCA US LLC

[William Maley]

FCA US November 2018 Sales Rise 17 Percent

• FCA US November retail sales hit a 17-year high
• Ram brand sets November sales record
• Ram 1500 notches November sales record
• Jeep® retail sales deliver November record
• Alfa Romeo sales rise 36 percent

December 3, 2018 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - FCA US LLC today reported U.S. sales of 181,310 in November, a 17 percent increase compared with sales in November 2017 of 154,919 vehicles.

Sales were driven by the Jeep® and Ram brands which set a variety of records in total, retail and nameplate sales. Ram led FCA US brands with a 44 percent increase in vehicle sales.

FCA US retail sales in November rose 6 percent to 136,704 vehicles. It was the highest November retail sales since 2001 when sales reached 155,706 vehicles. Fleet sales totaled 44,606 vehicles.

“Our dealers saw steady customer traffic throughout the month and especially during the Thanksgiving weekend,” Head of U.S. Sales Reid Bigland said. “We were also honored when Motor Trend named the Jeep Wrangler as the 2019 SUV of the Year and the Ram 1500 as the 2019 Truck of the Year. The awards underscore the hard work our dealers and employees have done to make both of these vehicles a success.” 

Jeep® Brand
Jeep brand sales rose 12 percent to 73,784 vehicles. Jeep retail sales increased 4 percent to 65,588, marking a new record. The previous record was November 2017 when sales reached 63,206 vehicles.

This is the seventh-straight month Jeep retail sales have set a new record. 

The Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Compass all delivered new total sales records for the month. Wrangler hit 15,963 vehicles while Cherokee rose 23 percent to 20,296 vehicles. The previous November records for both the Wrangler and Cherokee were in 2015 when Wrangler sales hit 13,948 vehicles and Cherokee sales reached 18,218. Compass sales increased 25 percent to 11,665, eclipsing the previous November record of 9,368 vehicles in 2017. 

Ram Brand
Ram brand sales rose 44 percent to a November record 57,970 vehicles. The previous record was 42,511 vehicles in November 2016. The Ram 1500 drove the performance as total sales climbed 59 percent to 37,637 vehicles for a new November record. The Ram 1500 and Ram brand also delivered record retail sales for November.      

Alfa Romeo Brand
Alfa Romeo brand sales rose 36 percent to 1,957 vehicles. The Stelvio SUV accounted for the majority of those sales with 1,034 vehicles sold.

Dodge Brand
Dodge brand sales jumped 15 percent to 33,196. The brand was driven by Challenger sales, which rose 30 percent.       

Chrysler Brand
Chrysler brand sales fell 21 percent to 13,094 vehicles.

FIAT Brand
Sales of Fiat declined 24 percent to 1,309 vehicles.

FCA US LLC Sales Summary November 2018
	Month Sales		Vol %	CYTD Sales		Vol %
Model	Curr Yr	Pr Yr	Change	Curr Yr	Pr Yr	Change
Compass	11,665	9,368	25%	158,422	74,510	113%
Patriot	4	384	-99%	612	40,495	-98%
Wrangler	15,963	13,289	20%	220,232	176,822	25%
Cherokee	20,296	16,551	23%	218,637	150,524	45%
Grand Cherokee	18,717	18,614	1%	204,479	217,074	-6%
Renegade	7,139	7,795	-8%	90,396	95,892	-6%
JEEP BRAND	73,784	66,001	12%	892,778	755,317	18%
Ram P/U	52,056	36,714	42%	476,825	455,816	5%
Cargo Van	0	0	0%	0	0
ProMaster Van	4,847	2,555	90%	40,743	37,131	10%
ProMaster City	1,067	1,121	-5%	11,605	13,967	-17%
RAM BRAND	57,970	40,390	44%	529,173	506,914	4%
200	11	359	-97%	1,037	18,125	-94%
300	4,569	2,951	55%	43,110	45,511	-5%
Town & Country	0	5	-100%	6	571	-99%
Pacifica	8,514	13,195	-35%	109,386	107,130	2%
CHRYSLER BRAND	13,094	16,510	-21%	153,539	171,337	-10%
Dart	5	128	-96%	387	9,943	-96%
Avenger	0	0	100%	4	12	-67%
Charger	7,309	6,047	21%	72,933	81,521	-11%
Challenger	5,022	3,860	30%	62,560	60,029	4%
Viper	1	7	-86%	16	576	-97%
Journey	5,645	4,868	16%	88,713	85,243	4%
Caravan	10,188	8,550	19%	142,233	118,573	20%
Durango	5,026	5,385	-7%	59,950	63,214	-5%
DODGE  BRAND	33,196	28,845	15%	426,796	419,111	2%
500	707	782	-10%	4,952	12,018	-59%
500L	47	127	-63%	1,374	1,553	-12%
500X	358	556	-36%	4,887	6,992	-30%
Spider	197	268	-26%	3,331	4,191	-21%
FIAT BRAND	1,309	1,733	-24%	14,544	24,754	-41%
Giulia	912	756	21%	10,646	7,892	35%
Alfa 4C	11	27	-59%	228	381	-40%
Stelvio	1,034	657	57%	10,980	1,724	537%
ALFA ROMEO	1,957	1,440	36%	21,874	9,997	119%
FCA US LLC	181,310	154,919	17%	2,038,684	1,887,430	8%

[67impss]

You know things are bad for Fiat when Alfa sells better ?

[Robert Hall]

Oddly Maserati numbers aren't listed.