Chrysler Outpaces The Industry In November - What Do They Know That The Rest Simply Don't Get?

I don’t know how else to describe it, and it’s an adjective I don’t use lightly.

How else could you describe the breadth and depth of the remarkable sales wave that Chrysler Group’s U.S. dealerships experienced in November? Especially in a month where gains from other automakers were so much smaller?

Dismiss for a moment the top line descriptor that normally describes an automaker’s sales month. Chrysler’s 20-percent advance in November certainly stuck out like a sore thumb from the much smaller numbers -- gains and losses -- posted by other automakers.

That number just doesn’t put what happened into context. Consider these numbers instead.

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TheSteve - 12/4/2014 7:29:21 PM

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One month does not establish a trend.

Vette71 - 12/4/2014 7:45:07 PM

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Huh? They have been doing this month after month for quite a while. Even a slow grower like the Grand Cherokee still set a record. IN the case of the GC it represents tremendous value over the competition.

cidflekken - 12/4/2014 8:17:44 PM

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Well, Jeep and RAM are the only ones performing in the black compared to last year. If they've been doing this "month after month for quite a while", it's due to the Jeep brand and RAM.

MDarringer - 12/4/2014 7:51:55 PM

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Chrysler has product. The 200 is actually quite good. The Cherokee is too despite its bizarre styling. Strong trucks, Charger, Challenger...they have product people want. The Dart is sputtering to life.

This is why I dumped my interests in VW/Porsche/Audi and bought into Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge/Ram/Fiat.

Leveraging the Miata for a Alfa Romeo or Fiat or Abarth or whatever Marchionne is calling it this week will be a sell out.

Doing a Dodge Hornet with a resurrected version of the SRT 2.4T under hood would be genius.

mini22 - 12/4/2014 8:43:13 PM

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Fiat/Chrysler probably does not have the best products out there but they have the most interesting products. For example you can get a V6 and AWD in a Chrysler 200. The Challenger is not the best performing(Hellcat is in a straightline) nor does it handle a good as a Mustang or Camaro. However it has that beautiful retro look, great sounding motor and it is roomy for a muscle car. The Jeep Cherokee looks a bit odd but I see a ton of them out there. It is probably the most versatile of all the SUV's out there. The Fiat 500L has not had a good reliability rating. However whatever people find wrong with it is not enough to keep people from buying it. It may have quirky styling, a weird dual clutch tranny and a slow inefficient infotainment system. However it is very roomy, it is easy to see out of, it does not ride to bad. Further all the electrics work, there are no rust problems, the car always starts and it gets reasonable gas mileage. So therefore it is lifting Fiats numbers. Ram trucks have always been pretty popular as well as their diesels. Products from Fiat Chrysler are just interesting and have a lot of character. My Fiat Abarth has been very reliable and I have fun every time I drive it. No 4 cylinder sounds as good and it's a good looking car.I don't worry about how much room it doesn't have or how impractical it is. I think all of this sums up Fiat/Chrysler and that's why they are selling a bunch of vehicles. I also predict that 200 sales will soon be in 3rd place behind Toyota and Honda.

MDarringer - 12/4/2014 9:56:12 PM

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you're ignorant as hell about the market...#dismissed

FCA is the hot topic

nguyenvuminh - 12/4/2014 11:25:33 PM

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Chrysler was one of the last one to rebound from the economic crisis so their last year figure was still relative low compare to the other mfrs. They also had delays in new product launch until the last 2 years so they're benefiting from these recent new models. The increase from last year is a relative thing so an increase from a small number would yield a better % figure. As for FCA, good luck to the weak man of Europe buying the weak man of N America.