Jeep Wrangler Sales up 42% in Canada for 2018, a New Record
FCA Canada shipped 71,583 Jeep vehicles overall, the third-best annual sales record in the brand’s history.
FCA Canada reported 11,923 vehicles sold for the month of December 2018. The company continues its strategy of reducing sales to the daily rental segment.
For the year, FCA Canada reported total sales of 224,889 vehicles. Ram was the top performer for FCA Canada, with 89,562 sales. Jeep sold 71,583 vehicles, representing the third-best sales year in the brand’s history and a sales increase of 2 percent compared with the year prior.
Jeep reported sales of 4,002 vehicles for the month of December. Leading the charge for the brand was Jeep Wrangler, setting a December record with 1,445 sales, an increase of 38 percent over December 2017 results. For the calendar year, Jeep Wrangler set a record with 24,615 vehicles sold, up 42 percent from 2017. Jeep Compass sales of 9,435 vehicles were up 46 per cent for the year.
Chrysler reported 219 sales for the month. For the calendar year, Chrysler reported sales of 9,511 vehicles.
Dodge reported 2,316 sales for the month. For the calendar year, Dodge brand reported sales of 52,186 vehicles. Dodge Durango full year sales of 6,951 vehicles were up 7 percent from 2017, while Dodge Challenger sales of 4,918 were up 1 percent.
Ram truck reported 5,325 sales for the month. Ram 1500 sales of 4,377 trucks are up 4 percent for the month, compared with December 2017. Ram ProMaster van sales of 247 vehicles are up 3 percent over December 2017. For the calendar year, Ram brand reported sales of 89,562 vehicles.
Alfa Romeo reported 43 sales for the month. For the calendar year, there were 1,402 Alfa Romeo brand sales, up 26 percent from the year prior.