April Jeep Sales Show Improvement
Date 2005/5/2 23:00:00 | Topic: Sales
| Grand Cherokee sales up 16%, overall Jeep sales up 1%
(from a DaimlerChrysler press release)
Chrysler Group reported U.S. Sales for April were 206,546 units, an increase of 5 percent (9 percent increase unadjusted) over April 2004 sales of 189,011 units. April marks the thirteenth consecutive month of positive sales gains for the Chrysler Group and 18 of the past 19 months the company has achieved year-over-year monthly sales gains. Retail sales of Chrysler Group vehicles increased 8 percent compared to last year. All sales are reported on a day-rate adjusted basis unless otherwise indicated.
Jeep brand sales improved 1 percent to 40,547 units, compared to sales of 38,667 units during April 2004. Sales of the Jeep brand were powered by the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee which posted sales of 18,436 units, an increase of 16 percent compared to previous year sales of 15,301.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation U.S. Sales Summary Thru April 2005
Month Sales DR % Vol %
Model Curr Yr Pr Yr Change Change
Wrangler 7,882 9,001 -16% -12%
Liberty 14,229 14,375 -5% -1%
Grand Cherokee 18,436 15,301 16% 20%
JEEP BRAND 40,547 38,677 1% 5%
Sales CYTD DR % Vol %
Model Curr Yr Pr Yr Change Change
Wrangler 23,571 29,396 -20% -20%
Liberty 55,138 57,326 -4% -4%
Grand Cherokee 65,550 64,200 2% 2%
JEEP BRAND 144,259 150,922 -4% -4%
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