Posted on February 1st, 2012 • by David Zatz
Chrysler Canada announced a 22% hike in January sales (16,584 versus 13,587), the 26th consecutive month of higher year-over-year sales. It was enough to push Chrysler to the #1 sales position in Canada.
January 2012 marked Chrysler Canada’s highest retail January sales since 2002.
“We have been the fastest growing automaker in Canada for the past two years, and it is great to start 2012 as the highest-selling vehicle company in Canada,” said Dave Buckingham, Chief Operating Officer of Chrysler Canada. “We have always been one of Canada’s highest-selling truck companies, but with our fuel-efficient passenger car sales more than doubling last month, we have become the number one seller of vehicles overall.”
Passenger car sales at Chrysler Canada more than doubled from 2011, with 2,527 units sold in January. This was led primarily by sales of the Chrysler 300, which rose 260% (though the total was just 457 sales) in January 2012. Charger, with sales of 670 (an increase of 316%), set a January record.
Jeep® saw sales up 31% over January 2011. Jeep Wrangler set a January sales record with 729 units sold, up 42% from January 2011. Jeep Grand Cherokee sales were 999, a 32% increase. Jeep Compass and Patriot sales were up 57% and 19% respectively with 457 and 644 sales.
The Ram Cargo Van saw a surprisingly good 475 sales; Canadians bought 4,345 Ram trucks, up 15% from last January’s record sales.
Canada’s best-selling crossover, Dodge Journey, set a January record with 1,951 sales, representing an 11% increase over 2011.
Chrysler Canada does not release full sales charts.
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Posted on January 4th, 2012 • by David Zatz
Canada has long been a source of good sales news for Chrysler fans, and 2011 continued the trend. While sales did not increase substantially, they also did not fall nearly as much in 2010 as they did in the U.S. As with every month in 2011, Chrysler Canada reported a gain over 2010 for December, a 2% increase — the 25th month of growth. The top sellers were the Ram (up 22%), Grand Caravan (down 24%), Dodge Journey (up 3%), Jeep Grand Cherokee (down 5%), and Jeep Wrangler (up 47%).
For 2011, Chrysler Canada sales were 230,992 — 13% over 2010. While Chrysler is strong in Canada, the market is much smaller than in the more populous United States, where Chrysler logged 1.4 million sales.
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Posted on December 19th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
While the driver of the No. 22 Dodge Charger in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing finished eleventh in the standings, the same number on a Dodge Challenger carried its driver to the Canadian Tires series championship in Canada.
Scott Steckly of Milverton, Ontario, won his second NASCAR Canadian championship driving the No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge Challenger. Steckly was in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently attending the NASCAR Touring Series Gala where he was honored along with NASCAR’s other regional champions: Ron Silk, 2011 Whelen Modified Series Champion; George Brunnhoelzl III, 2011 Whelen Southern Modified Champion; Max Gresham, 2011 K&N Pro East Champion and Greg Pursley, K&N Pro West Champion.
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Posted on December 2nd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Fiat S.p.A. issued the press release for Chrysler Canada’s November sales:
Chrysler Canada recorded its 24th consecutive month of growth and its best November in retail sales since 2001. Sales for the month were up 6% with a total of 16,244 units sold compared to 15,308 in November 2010.
The Group’s passenger car sales doubled for the third consecutive month, led primarily by sales of the Chrysler 200. Chrysler brand sales also doubled in November, with some highlights including a 9% increase in sales for the Town & Country over the same period in 2010.
Jeep brand sales continued to do extremely well, with an 86% increase in sales for the Jeep Compass. A total of 856 Jeep Wranglers were sold in November 2011 compared to 646 for the same period in 2010.
Canada’s best-selling Crossover, Dodge Journey, has already set an annual record with 27,104 units sold to date, compared to 21,918 for the same period in 2010.
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Posted on December 2nd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
While the official Chrysler Canada November Canadian sales report has not been released, figures from DesRosiers and Automotive News show Chrysler sales rose about 6.1% last month, beating the industry’s 4.4% gain. Chrysler was the only U.S.-based automaker to report increased sales.
Chrysler brand sales doubled, finishing 103.3% ahead of November 2010. Chrysler dealers moved 1,228 cars and light trucks last month, compared to 604 last year. Jeep sales were up 1.9 percent to 3,072. Dodge/Ram sales fell 0.7% based on 11,605 reported deliveries.
Dodge/Ram was the third best-selling nameplate for the month, trailing Ford and Toyota, but remains in second place for the first eleven months of the year.
More details as they become available.
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Posted on November 23rd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler is paring its next-generation North American minivan lineup to a single model, but it won’t wear the same name in the U.S. and Canada.
According to a story in the Detroit News, Reid Biglund, CEO of the Dodge brand, says the minivan will be sold as the Chrysler Town & Country in the U.S., but as the Dodge Caravan in Canada. the reason given is the markets in each country. In the U.S., retail sales are higher for the Chrysler while the Caravan is the undisputed champ in Canada, where it’s the third best-selling vehicle. Biglund says 70 percent of the minivans sold in Canada are Dodge Caravans.
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