FCA US October 2018 Sales Rise 16 Percent

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

    --  Ram brand delivers historic October sales
    --  Jeep® Wrangler sets CYTD sales record
    --  Chrysler Pacifica posts record October sales
    --  Alfa Romeo sales rise 44 percent

FCA US LLC today reported U.S. sales of 177,391 vehicles in October, a 16 percent increase compared with sales in October 2017 of 153,373 vehicles.

Sales were driven by the Jeep®, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge and Alfa Romeo brands, which all posted increases over the same period a year ago. Dodge led the group with a 38 percent increase in sales.

Retail sales in October totaled 141,200 vehicles. Fleet sales were 36,191 vehicles and accounted for 20 percent of total sales.

Jeep® Brand
Jeep brand sales rose 9 percent to 72,800 vehicles. Jeep Wrangler sales of 13,318 vehicles pushed the calendar-year-to-date totals to 204,269 vehicles. The results eclipse the 2015 CYTD record of 172,887 vehicles. Wrangler has now surpassed the full-year record of 202,266 vehicles set in 2015.

Ram Brand
Ram brand sales rose 14 percent to 54,542 vehicles, a historic high for October. It was also the eighth-straight month of record retail sales since the brand launched in 2009. Retail sales increased 12 percent to 42,138 vehicles. The Ram 1500 drove the performance as retail sales climbed 20 percent to 28,459 vehicles for a new October record.

Alfa Romeo Brand
Alfa Romeo brand sales rose 44 percent to 1,737 vehicles. Stelvio accounted for the majority of those sales with 902 vehicles sold.

Dodge Brand
Dodge brand sales jumped 38 percent to 33,872. The brand was driven by Challenger sales, which totaled 5,225 vehicles.

Chrysler Brand
Chrysler brand sales rose 21 percent to 13,289 vehicles as Pacifica sales increased 22 percent to 9,277 vehicles. The total set a new October record for Pacifica.

FIAT Brand
Sales of Fiat declined 35 percent to 1,151 vehicles.


                                                
       
            FCA US LLC Sales Summary October 2018




                                  Month Sales          Vol %                      CYTD Sales            Vol %



                        Model       Curr Yr   
       
       Pr Yr                          Change       
     
     Curr Yr    
     
     Pr Yr      Change

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       Compass                        14,083          11,207                               26%          146,757         65,142       125%



       Patriot                             9           1,235                              -99%              608         40,111       -98%



       Wrangler                       13,318          13,391                               -1%          204,269        163,533        25%



       Cherokee                       18,598          16,138                               15%          198,341        133,973        48%


        Grand Cherokee                 19,109          17,215                               11%          185,762        198,460        -6%



       Renegade                        7,683           7,888                               -3%           83,257         88,097        -5%


                   JEEP BRAND          72,800          67,074                                9%          818,994        689,316        19%

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       Ram P/U                        49,186          44,201                               11%          424,769        419,102         1%


        Cargo Van                           0               0                                0%                0              0


        ProMaster Van                   4,305           2,638                               63%           35,896         34,576         4%


        ProMaster City                  1,051             992                                6%           10,538         12,846       -18%


                   RAM BRAND           54,542          47,831                               14%          471,203        466,524         1%

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       200                                26             499                              -95%            1,026         17,766       -94%



       300                             3,986           2,917                               37%           38,541         42,560        -9%


        Town & Country                      0               9                             -100%                6            566       -99%



       Pacifica                        9,277           7,593                               22%          100,872         93,935         7%


                   CHRYSLER BRAND      13,289          11,018                               21%          140,445        154,827        -9%

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       Dart                                3             172                              -98%              382          9,815       -96%



       Avenger                             0               0                              100%                4             12       -67%



       Charger                         6,316           8,096                              -22%           65,624         75,474       -13%


        Challenger                      5,225           3,893                               34%           57,538         56,169         2%



       Viper                               0              17                             -100%               15            569       -97%



       Journey                         5,835           4,719                               24%           83,068         80,375         3%



       Caravan                        11,110           2,431                              357%          132,045        110,023        20%



       Durango                         5,383           5,148                                5%           54,924         57,829        -5%


                   DODGE  BRAND        33,872          24,476                               38%          393,600        390,266         1%

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       500                               528             801                              -34%            4,245         11,236       -62%



       500L                               96             159                              -40%            1,327          1,426        -7%



       500X                              308             561                              -45%            4,529          6,436       -30%



       Spider                            219             248                              -12%            3,134          3,923       -20%


                   FIAT BRAND           1,151           1,769                              -35%           13,235         23,021       -43%

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       Giulia                            801             726                               10%            9,734          7,136        36%



       Alfa 4C                            34              45                              -24%              217            354       -39%



       Stelvio                           902             434                              108%            9,946          1,067       832%

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                   ALFA ROMEO           1,737           1,205                               44%           19,917          8,557       133%


                     FCA US LLC       177,391         153,373                               16%        1,857,374      1,732,511         7%

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Method of Determining FCA US LLC's Monthly Sales. FCA US's reported vehicle sales represent unit sales of vehicles to retail customers, deliveries of vehicles to fleet customers and to others such as FCA US's employees and retirees as well as vehicles used for marketing. Most of these reported sales reflect retail sales made by dealers out of their own inventory of vehicles previously purchased by them from FCA US. Reported vehicle units sales do not correspond to FCA US's reported revenues, which are based on FCA US's sale and delivery of vehicles, and typically recognized upon shipment to the dealer or end customer. As announced on July 26, 2016, FCA US has modified its methodology for monthly sales reporting as follows:

    --  Sales to retail customers by dealers in the U.S. are derived from the
        New Vehicle Delivery Report ("NVDR") system and are determined as the
        sum of (A) all sales recorded by dealers during the month net of all
        unwound transactions recorded to the end of that month (whether the
        original sale was recorded in the current month or any prior month);
        plus (B) all sales of vehicles during that month attributable to past
        unwinds that had previously been reversed in determining monthly sales
        (in the current or prior months).
    --  Fleet sales are recorded upon the shipment of the vehicle by FCA US to
        the customer or end user.
    --  Other retail sales are recorded either (A) when the sale is recorded in
        the NVDR system (for sales by dealers in Puerto Rico and limited sales
        made through distributors that submit NVDRs in the same manner as for
        sales by U.S. dealers) or (B) upon receipt of a similar delivery
        notification (for vehicles for which NVDRs are not entered such as
        vehicles for FCA employees).

About FCA US LLC
FCA US LLC is a North American automaker based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It designs, manufactures, and sells or distributes vehicles under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram, FIAT and Alfa Romeo brands, as well as the SRT performance designation. The Company also distributes Mopar and Alfa Romeo parts and accessories. FCA US is building upon the historic foundations of Chrysler Corp., established in 1925 by industry visionary Walter P. Chrysler and Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (F.I.A.T.), founded in Italy in 1899 by pioneering entrepreneurs, including Giovanni Agnelli. FCA US is a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) family of companies. (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA).

FCA is an international automotive group listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "FCAU" and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario under the symbol "FCA."

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