With November sales to be reported next week and December sales still to come, the Detroit Free Press  reported that Jeep reached a million worldwide sales early this month.

The news came from a “Freep” interview with Jeep CEO Mike Manley, who said sales reached 1,013,000 at the end of October and that the tally was official around November 6.

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That gives Jeep plenty of time to beat the 2014 record of 1,017,000 sales, just in time for the brand's 75th anniversary.

Manley said global sales are up 22% this year and FCA is looking to hit 1.2 million deliveries by the end of December.

The new compact SUV that will replace the Compass and Patriot is still on schedule for a late 2016 rollout, as a 2017 model. Manley told the Freep's Alisa Priddle that no decision has yet been made on the name.