February 15th, 2010 by DaveAdmin
Allpar contributor James Hale illuminated the rationale behind making Fiat 500 cars in Mexico rather than at an American plant:
1. Mexico has free trade agreements with the USA and Canada (NAFTA), as well as with the European Union. This means that the country is uniquely positioned to manufacture European brands and export them to the [...]
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February 5th, 2010 by DaveAdmin
Chrysler, Ford, and GM had very bad years in Mexico for 2009, with GM losing 35% of its sales, Ford losing 30%, and Chrysler losing 29%. Nissan sales fell 26%, but the gap between their fall and GM’s was enough to give Nissan the new title of Mexico Sales Leader with 156,186 sales to GM’s [...]
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January 7th, 2010 by DaveAdmin
Chrysler de Mexico sales rose 9% last month when compared with December 2008, and jumped 39% when compared with the month before. The company sold 10,313 units last month versus 9,459 units a year ago. Compared with December 2008, Chrysler brand rose 21%, Dodge 6%, and Jeep 19%.
Sales of the Dodge Journey reached a [...]
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October 8th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
The Dodge Journey was the best-selling crossover vehicle in Mexico last month as Chrysler’s market share rose to an 18-month high, beating Ford for the month. Chrysler captured 11.8 percent of sales compared to Ford’s 11.4 percent. It’s the first time in 15 months that Chrysler has come out ahead.
The Journey was the sales leader, [...]
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September 4th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
With total sales of 6,637 units in August, Chrysler de Mexico reported its best sales results of the past six months and achieved a market share of 11 percent.
Despite low inventory levels on a number of popular nameplates, compared with July 2009, the majority of Chrysler Group vehicles posted major sales improvements.
Nine of company nameplates [...]
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May 12th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Chrysler Mexico reported a 36% drop in sales in a market that was down 39%, bringing market share to 11%, its best since March 2008. The Dodge Journey remains Mexico’ best selling crossover, outselling its closest competitor by nearly two to one; Chrysler is the largest SUV seller in Mexico with a 20% market share, [...]
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