Having placed some emphasis on exports of late, Chrysler Group has reported record sales outside North America for September 2006 of 20,493 units; an increase of 5% over 2005 (19,558 units).
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee – assembled by Magna Steyr in Austria – was top seller in September with 3,760 units followed by the Chrysler Voyager minivan – also Austrian-built – and the newly-launched US-made Dodge Caliber with 3,294 and 3,011 units respectively.
Chrysler Group sales outside North America are up 13% (149,787 units) year-to-date, the best January-September sales period since 1997, which was the cbest sales year ever.
So far in 2006, Dodge brand sales have more than doubled, Chrysler sales are up 10%, and Jeep sales are down 1%.
“This consistent growth is the result of launching many of the new vehicles in our portfolio in markets outside North America. Armed with vehicles like the Dodge Caliber that are developed to meet the needs of customers worldwide, Chrysler Group’s operations outside North America are experiencing increased demand and steady growth,” said Chrysler’s head of international sales and marketing Thomas Hausch.
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By GlobalData“We have a few more products that will be available in the fourth quarter of this year, and plenty to come in 2007, so we are optimistic about the opportunity for this positive trend to continue.”
The expansion of the Dodge brand outside of North America is picking up momentum. After four months of availability outside of North America, the Caliber is among the top-three selling vehicles. The Nitro will hit dealer showrooms in 2007, followed by the D-segment Avenger derivative of the new Chrysler Sebring and a Caliber SRT4.
The Caliber has sold 9,911 units outside North America so far in 2006.
Year-to-date in 2006, all five of the Chrysler Group’s top export markets saw double-digit increases. The UK, which has the highest volume, is up 34% with 15,785 units sold, followed by Italy (up 13% with 15,183 units); Germany (up 17% with 12,352 units); Venezuela (up 35% with 11,382 units) and Spain (up 39% with 10,248 units).
The automaker’s operations outside North America have been experiencing year-over-year sales increases since 2004, and will continue to increase the number of product offerings, powertrain options and RHD availability to the end of 2007.
