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Chrysler Group has released May production numbers and they may raise and eyebrow or two. Topping the list of eye-openers is the Dodge Dart. Production of the Dart was up compared to last May, when the new model was still ramping up, but compared to April of this year, it was slashed by 64.5% in May. April production totaled 10,380 cars, but just 3,690 left the Belvidere Assembly Plant last month. Another curiosity is a 7.8% April-May decline in Ram light-duty pickup production. Sales of American branded pickups are strong right now: year-to-date (YTD) sales of Ram, F-Series, Silverado and Sierra pickups were up 22.1% compared to the first five months of 2012, a growth rate more than three times as high as the industry as a whole. Year-over-year comparisons show Ram production up by 15.5% and only production at the Warren Plant was down compared to April (production at..
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