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% Check out the entire article here.
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