FCA US LLC Reports increase in December 2014 U.S. Sales

Good news is always welcome in the holiday season, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC (formerly The Chrysler Group LLC) certainly got some. In a report released January 5th, 2015, Chrysler announced that it had its best December sales month since 2004. It also saw a 20 percent sales increase (193,261) over vehicle sales for the same period in 2013 (161,007).

All figures reflected U.S. sales. Jeep, FIAT, Ram Truck, and Chrysler were the stars of the report, as these brands showed the greatest year-to-year sales increases for the month of December. Chrysler was the "head of the class" of the three brands, showing a whopping 53 percent increase in sales, and the brand's best December sales month since December of 2007. The FCA US LLC group as a whole increased its year-to-year sales gains to 57 consecutive months. This makes FCA US LLC currently the top-selling automaker in the United States.

In all, eleven FCA US LLC models set December sales records. This includes three Jeep brand and three Ram truck models. Jeep's December winners were its Patriot, Cherokee and recently revamped Wrangler, with each model showing its best-ever December sales. The Jeep Compass also showed big sales increases, with December being a very good month for it, as well. Jeep model sales across the board showed an annual 41 percent increase, making 2014 Jeep's best sales year ever. 2014 was also the brand's fifth year of consecutive global growth, with more than 1 million vehicles sold this year alone worldwide. The brand is becoming very popular in Europe, with sales up 40 percent there, and in Asia, especially China, with sales in that part of the world increasing by 49 percent.

For Ram, its pickup truck, Pro Master van, and its cargo van also showed a record month. And Esquire Magazine awarded Ram's 1500 Ecodiesel pickup truck its American Truck of the Year for fuel efficiency.

While the Dodge brand as a whole saw a slight sales dip over last year, individual models within it performed very strongly in December. Its Dodge Challenger (2014 National Safety Award winner), Dodge Dart, Dodge Journey and Dodge Durango all had record-setting Decembers. The Challenger saw the biggest gain in sales (72 percent) of all the Dodge brands in 2014.

The Chrysler Town and Country was a great Chrysler brand performer, with its sales up 10 percent over last year, and the model seeing its best December sales performance in seven years. The all-new 2015 Chrysler 200 sedan was likewise a December sales winner.

The Fiat 500L had its best American sales month since the car made its debut in June of 2013. Fiat as a brand saw its biggest sales increases since it was re-introduced in the United States in 2011.

FCA US LLC anticipates strong sales in 2015 as well, with much anticipation over its upcoming 2015 Chrysler 300 sedan, among other models.

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