Wrangler sales continue to be the only bright star in the monthly Jeep sales report. Liberty, Grand Cherokee, and Commander all posted double-digit percentage drops in February.Chrysler Group reported sales for February 2007 of 174,506 units; down 8 percent compared to February 2006 with 190,367 units. All sales figures are reported unadjusted.
"In a generally soft market environment in February, the Chrysler Group had good traffic and solid customer interest especially for our newly launched, fuel efficient models like the Dodge Avenger, Dodge Caliber and Jeep(R) Compass. Also, the Jeep Wrangler had its best February ever," said Steven Landry, Vice President - Sales and Field Operations, Chrysler Group.
The Dodge Avenger posted sales of 5,205 units. The vehicle is one of the Chrysler Group's five new models that achieve 30 miles per gallon or better in highway driving.
Jeep Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited continued to post strong sales in February with 9,240 units, a rise of 63 percent over February 2006 sales of 5,673 units. February 2007 marks the best month of February in the history of the Jeep Wrangler.
Sales of the Jeep Compass increased 3 percent over the previous month with 4,071 units compared to 3,965 units in January 2007.
Jeep U.S. Sales Summary Thru February 2007
Month Sales DR % Vol %
Model Curr Yr Pr Yr Change Change
Compass 4,071 0 0% 0%
Patriot 644 0 0% 0%
Wrangler 9,240 5,673 63% 63%
Liberty 7,588 12,931 -41% -41%
Grand Cherokee 10,823 13,923 -22% -22%
Commander 5,410 7,091 -24% -24%
JEEP BRAND 37,776 39,618 -5% -5%
Selling Days 24 24
Sales CYTD DR % Vol %
Model Curr Yr Pr Yr Change Change
Compass 8,036 0 0% 0%
Patriot 819 0 0% 0%
Wrangler 18,194 9,503 88% 91%
Liberty 14,729 22,205 -35% -34%
Grand Cherokee 20,458 26,383 -24% -22%
Commander 10,901 11,300 -5% -4%
JEEP BRAND 73,137 69,391 3% 5%
Selling Days 49 48
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