Led by Dodge and Jeep brands, U.S. sales of Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth and Jeep vehicles, numbering 194,716 units, marked the best November ever for those brands, compared to last year's record 192,012.

For the 23rd time in the last 25 months, Dodge Division set a monthly record with 112,117 vehicles sold, compared to 111,659 during the same time in 1998. Sales of Jeep brand vehicles tallied 43,849, up 8 percent compared to last year's 39,031. Chrysler brand sales were also up versus 1998, at 25,133 from 23,466. And for the 15th consecutive month, sales of Dodge and Jeep sport utilities -- including Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee and Wrangler -- set a collective monthly record, with 59,192 sales in November 1999, compared to 55,025 units sold in November of last year.

Jeep completed a perfect trifecta of November sales increases, with Grand Cherokee up 6 percent (23,585 sales, vs. 21,415 last year), Cherokee increasing 13 percent (13,982 compared to 11,930) and Wrangler up 6 percent (6,282 vs. 5,686).

                  U.S. Jeep Sales Summary, Thru November 1999                    Month Sales  DR %    Sales CYTD     DR %   Sales MYTD   DR %          Model     Curr    Pr  Change   Curr    Pr   Change   Curr    Pr Change                     Yr     Yr            Yr     Yr             Yr     Yr      Wrangler      6282   5686    6%   83100   78181    6%   13341  13469   -1%      Cherokee     13982  11930   13%  151811  134031   13%   28341  26693    6%      Grand Cherokee                   23585  21415    6%  275958  206714   33%   50574  40459   25%       JEEP BRAND  43849  39031    8%  510869  418926   22%   92256  80621   14%  

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