FCA U.S. Sept Sales Up 15%

(RTTNews) - FCA US LLC reported U.S. sales of 199,819 vehicles, a 15 percent increase compared with sales in September 2017 of 174,266 vehicles. Chrysler brand sales declined 7 percent to 14,683 vehicles compared with the same month a year ago. Sales of Fiat declined 46 percent to 1,185 vehicles.

Jeep brand sales rose 14 percent to 83,764 vehicles. Ram brand sales rose 9 percent to 56,447 vehicles compared with the previous year.

Alfa Romeo brand sales rose 29 percent to 1,639 vehicles. Stelvio accounted for the majority of those sales with 864 vehicles sold.

Dodge brand sales jumped 41 percent to 42,101. The brand sales were driven by the Dodge Journey, which rose 48 percent, the Dodge Challenger, which rose 14 percent, and the Caravan, which saw its sales climb to 13,829 vehicles for the month.