With the model changeover halting production at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, it's no surprise that Chrysler passenger car output was off 51% in July. However, it's good to know that the Belvidere Assembly Plant is cranking out Dodge Darts in higher volumes than seen in recent months. Dart production was off 3.7% compared to last July but up 108.2% compared to June of this year.
Another 2,207 Jeep Cherokees went down the assembly line in July, bringing the total build so far to 3,089.
Toledo was a busy place last month: factoring out the Liberty, Jeep volume was up 41.4%. Even with the Liberty, it was up 22.8%.
Employees at Ram truck plants must be living off of Monster energy drinks and protein bars: Heavy-duty truck builds were up 81.2% and light-duty pickup output was up 51.8%. With the addition of the ProMaster/Ducato to the mix and a modest increase in Ram Cargo van orders, total Ram Division numbers jumped 67.6% in July.
| CHRYSLER GROUP JULY 2013 PRODUCTION | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASSENGER CARS | ||||||
| Car Models | Jul-13 | Jul-12 | Change | CYTD 2013 | CYTD 2012 | Change |
| Chrysler 200 | 0 | 14,622 | -100.0% | 76,024 | 80,775 | -5.9% |
| Chrysler 200 Convertible* | 0 | 244 | -100.0% | 3,775 | 8,294 | -54.5% |
| Dodge Avenger | 0 | 7,845 | -100.0% | 69,311 | 60,911 | 13.8% |
| Dodge Dart | 7,116 | 7,392 | -3.7% | 49,752 | 12,793 | 288.9% |
| SRT Viper | 194 | 14 | 1285.7% | 868 | 48 | 1708.3% |
| Total U.S. Cars | 7,310 | 30,117 | -75.7% | 199,730 | 162,821 | 22.7% |
| Chrysler 300* | 4,103 | 4,007 | 2.4% | 42,660 | 53,564 | -20.4% |
| Dodge Challenger | 3,177 | 2,205 | 44.1% | 33,713 | 27,197 | 24.0% |
| Dodge Charger | 4,583 | 5,170 | -11.4% | 61,882 | 54,496 | 13.6% |
| Total Canada Cars | 11,863 | 11,382 | 4.2% | 138,255 | 135,257 | 2.2% |
| Fiat 500 Sedan | 3,906 | 5,806 | -32.7% | 28,268 | 42,048 | -32.8% |
| Fiat 500 Cabrio | 719 | 1,265 | -43.2% | 7,398 | 7,000 | 5.7% |
| Total Mexico Cars | 4,625 | 7,071 | -34.6% | 35,666 | 49,048 | -27.3% |
| Grand Total Cars | 23,798 | 48,570 | -51.0% | 373,651 | 347,126 | 7.6% |
| TRUCKS | ||||||
| Truck Models | Jul-13 | Jul-12 | Change | CYTD 2013 | CYTD 2012 | Change |
| Dodge Durango | 6,831 | 4,412 | 54.8% | 40,896 | 27,576 | 48.3% |
| Ram Pickup | 14,379 | 9,452 | 52.1% | 158,192 | 133,038 | 18.9% |
| Jeep Compass | 9,747 | 5,641 | 72.8% | 76,372 | 69,529 | 9.8% |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 24,344 | 19,474 | 25.0% | 150,364 | 144,301 | 4.2% |
| Jeep Cherokee | 2,207 | 0 | NEW | 3,089 | 0 | NEW |
| Jeep Liberty | 0 | 6,304 | -100.0% | 0 | 72,919 | -100.0% |
| Jeep Wrangler | 4,656 | 5,465 | -14.8% | 41,969 | 45,272 | -7.3% |
| Jeep Wrangler Unlimited | 11,268 | 8,105 | 39.0% | 85,884 | 70,036 | 22.6% |
| Patriot | 6,603 | 2,923 | 125.9% | 59,137 | 60,171 | -1.7% |
| Total U.S. Trucks | 80,035 | 61,776 | 29.6% | 615,903 | 622,842 | -1.1% |
| Chrysler Town & Country* | 7,645 | 5,941 | 28.7% | 74,399 | 69,675 | 6.8% |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | 8,255 | 8,536 | -3.3% | 93,924 | 110,619 | -15.1% |
| Ram Cargo Van | 403 | 397 | 1.5% | 5,373 | 6,544 | -17.9% |
| Volkswagen Routan | 184 | 1,106 | -83.4% | 1,250 | 8,662 | -85.6% |
| Total Canada Trucks | 16,487 | 15,980 | 3.2% | 174,946 | 195,500 | -10.5% |
| Ram HD Pickup | 15,592 | 8,605 | 81.2% | 87,689 | 86,614 | 1.2% |
| Dodge Journey* | 12,330 | 15,348 | -19.7% | 105,972 | 110,995 | -4.5% |
| Ram LD Pickup | 3,183 | 2,118 | 50.3% | 19,362 | 16,624 | 16.5% |
| Ram ProMaster Van | 926 | 0 | NEW | 926 | 0 | NEW |
| Total Mexico Trucks | 32,031 | 26,071 | 22.9% | 213,949 | 214,233 | -0.1% |
| Grand Total Trucks | 128,553 | 103,827 | 23.8% | 1,004,798 | 1,032,575 | -2.7% |
| Grand Total Vehicles | 152,351 | 152,397 | 0.0% | 1,378,449 | 1,379,701 | -0.1% |
| Total Ram Light Duty Pickups | 17,562 | 11,570 | 51.8% | 177,554 | 149,662 | 18.6% |
| Total Ram LD & HD trucks | 33,154 | 20,175 | 64.3% | 265,243 | 236,276 | 12.3% |
| *includes appropriate Fiat/Lancia-badged vehicles |
Production breakdown by brand or division looked like this.
| PRODUCTION BY DIVISION | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand/Division | Jul-13 | Jul-12 | Change | CYTD 2013 | CYTD 2012 | Change |
| Jeep | 58,825 | 47,912 | 22.8% | 416,815 | 462,228 | -9.8% |
| Chrysler/Lancia | 11,748 | 24,814 | -52.7% | 196,858 | 212,308 | -7.3% |
| Dodge/Fiat | 42,292 | 50,908 | -16.9% | 455,450 | 404,587 | 12.6% |
| Ram | 34,483 | 20,572 | 67.6% | 270,616 | 242,820 | 11.4% |
| SRT | 194 | 14 | 1285.7% | 868 | 48 | 1708.3% |
| Vollkswagen | 184 | 1,106 | -83.4% | 1,250 | 8,662 | -85.6% |
| Fiat | 4,625 | 7,071 | -34.6% | 35,666 | 49,048 | -27.3% |
| TOTAL | 152,351 | 152,397 | 0.0% | 1,377,523 | 1,379,701 | -0.2% |
