Chrysler closed last month with a 12% increase in US registrations, recording the best September since 2007 and the thirtieth consecutive monthly increase in sales. The other American brands of the group (Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck) also achieved positive results, but the best performance ever was that of Fiat, majority shareholder of the Detroit group, which recorded a growth of 51%.
A boom that clashes with the results communicated yesterday in relation to the Italian market, where in September Fiat recorded an annual drop of 22,9% in registrations, with a slight rise (given the global crisis in the sector) from 21,17% to 21,98%. From Lingotto they found that the result is the worst result recorded in the month since 1984, when registrations stood at 107 thousand.
Chrysler Group sold 142.041 cars in America last month, up from 127.336 in the same period in 2011. Registrations increased 13% in the third quarter. Sales of the Fiat 500 performed particularly well, growing by 52%, setting an absolute record.
As for the other brands, Dodge it marked the best September in five years and the second best month of the year, with 47.356 units. Brand sales Jeep increased by 10%, while those of Chrysler recorded a rise of 5%.
"Ultra-low interest rates, a stable US economy and the quality of our product range give us confidence in the performance of the auto market and our positioning," said Reid Bigland, president and chief executive officer of the Dodge brand and sales manager for the United States.
