Canadian January 2007 Sale Numbers

Canadian Sales December: 2006

Chrysler Group: Total Sales for the month of December
December 2006 - 18,589
December 2005 - 14,695
November 2006 - 17,200

The CG had a very strong last month of 2006 with reported sales being UP 26.5% or 3,894 units relative to the same period last year same year.
The CG was also up 8.1% or 1,389 units relative to last month (November 2006).

Car sales for the month hit 4,213 units which is up over 58.1% or up 1,548 units from last December. Truck sales were also up a respectable 19.5% or 2,346 units to a total of 14,376.

Notes of Interest For December 2006
The Chrysler Group outsold Ford Motor Company (not including Volvo, Jaguar, & Land Rover) and the Toyota Motor company for the month of December 18,589 to 17,191 and 12,189 units respectively.  By including the sales of partner Benz, DCX ended up with 20,154 total sales for the month beating Toyota by 7,965 units. Including Volvo, Jag, & Land Rover sales into Fords number bumps then up to a total of 18,108 vehicles sold.  GM was the head of the pack for the month with a whooping 36,258 units being sold. 

Sales of Interest for December
Jeep Wrangler sold 793 units
Dodge Ram pick up sold 3,485 units (up 8.0%)

Chrysler Group Year-to-Date Numbers for 2006
2006 - 220,553
2005 - 216,857
This translates to an increase of 1.7% or 4,696 units relative to last year. The total Canadian market, however sold just over 1.6 million units (1,618,261) which translates to an increase of 2% over last years number of 1,586,416 units being sold. Therefore the increase of that the CG saw was just on par with the rest of the market.

Market share for the CG decreased to 13.63% relative to last years number of 13.67%. Which translates to a decline of just 0.04% or just 647 units.

Car sales for the year increased to 55,549 units which is up over 6.1% or up 3,178 units from 2005. Truck sales were also flat at +0.31% which translated to an increase of just 518 units to a total of 165,004 units being sold.

Sales of Interest for 2006
Dodge Ram pickup sold 39,837 (up 6.3%) ***All time record***
Dodge Sprinter up 26.8 per cent over last year’s totals
Dodge Caliber sold 19,524 units
Dodge Charger sold 7,440 units (up 155%)

Here are the number for the entire field for 2006.

Underlined are the Highest and Lowest gains/losses in percentage and units.

On a roll… six consecutive months of sales increases
- Sales up 0.7 per cent versus last January
- Truck segment sales are up; cars down
- Dodge Ram, Caravan lead way
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WINDSOR, ON, Feb. 1 /CNW/ - DaimlerChrysler Canada today reported a total
of 16,520 vehicles sold in January, including 3,640 cars and 12,880 trucks.
Compared to January 2006 when 16,405 units were sold, sales for the month are
up 0.7 per cent. Car sales for January decreased 15 per cent, while truck
sales rose 6.3 per cent.
“With six consecutive months of sales increases, you can certainly say we
are on a roll,” said Dave Buckingham, Vice President - Sales, DaimlerChrysler
Canada. “Consumer reaction has been positive to new models like the
Jeep Compass, four-door Wrangler and Dodge Caliber, but also to our volume
leaders: Dodge Ram and Dodge Caravan.”

January Sales Highlights

Two of Chrysler Group’s most important products demonstrated market
strength again this month. Dodge Ram sales hit a January record high of 2,794
units, an increase of 10 per cent over the 2002 record. And Dodge Caravan
sales of 4,347 units were up 6.3 per cent. New truck models selling well this
month include Jeep(R) Compass (939 units), Dodge Nitro (566 units), and the
new Jeep Wrangler (593 units).
While car sales were down overall, sales of the new Chrysler Sebring hit
728 units and Dodge Caliber continues to gain market share of the compact car
segment with sales of 1,506 units. Dodge Charger continues to sell well and
was up 23.4 per cent to 457 units.

New, Fuel-efficient Vehicles

In addition to the recently introduced Jeep Compass, Dodge Caliber and
redesigned Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler Group will add two more fuel-efficient
models to the line-up this quarter: Jeep Patriot and Dodge Avenger. A new,
clean diesel-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee will also begin arriving in showrooms
in March.