FCA Canada has reported sales of 17,698 vehicles for the month of September. The Jeep brand is looking at setting a new sales record for the year in Canada. Sales for the Jeep brand are up 25% over last year thus far.
Jeep®:
The Jeep brand remains on pace for another stellar year with sales of 59,052 vehicles, a 9% increase compared with the same time last year. For the month, Jeep brand sales of 5,033 were up 25%. Leading the charge for Jeep was the iconic Wrangler with 1,535 sales, marking a 62% jump from September 2017 results. Jeep Grand Cherokee also saw a significant increase from the prior year with sales of 956, up 31%; while Jeep Compass sales of 702 vehicles were up 28% during the same timeframe. There was 1 left over Jeep Patriot in inventory which was sold during the month.
Ram:
Ram truck brand reported sales of 7,249 vehicles for the month. That was down 11% compared to the same time last year. Ram pickup sales were 6,903 for the month. Ram ProMaster City sales dropped a whopping 62% to only 18 units for the whole country. ProMaster City sales are down 51% at current moment over the same period last year.
Chrysler:
Chrysler brand reported sales of 532 vehicles for the month. Chrysler 300 sales of 341 vehicles were up 210% compared with the previous year. Sales of the Chrysler Pacifica were down with by 57% this past month, versus last September. Only 191 Pacifica models were sold in Canada for the month. However, sales for the Pacifica are 15% higher so far this year over the same time period last year.
Dodge:
Dodge brand reported sales of 4,717 vehicles for the month. Dodge Charger sales of 626 were up 422% from the prior year; while Dodge Durango sales of 1,121 were up 161%. Grand Caravan sales were down 35% in September, versus the prior year. However, Grand Caravan did sell over 13 times as many units as the much newer Chrysler Pacifica. There was also 1 Dodge Viper in left over inventory sold during the month of September.
Alfa Romeo:
Alfa Romeo brand reported sales of 107 vehicles for the month. Stelvio led the way for Alfa with an increase of 61% over the prior year with 61 vehicles sold. Last month, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio earned a pair of accolades: it was named Performance SUV of the Year by the Automotive Video Association (AVA) at their second annual Automotive Video Awards competition, and the 505-horsepower SUV was named the Northwest’s Most Fun-to-drive Vehicle and Most Fun SUV by the Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) at their 12th annual “Run to the Sun” media drive event.
Fiat:
The Fiat brand struggled throughout the entire month of September. The brand as a whole was down 61% compared to the month of September last year. Sales of the Fiat 500 fell 73% with only 22 units for the month. The 124 Spider also only sold 22 units for the month. While only 15 people took home a new 500X in September. Fiat dealers only managed to sell 1 500L model across the country for the month, compared to 7 units during the same time last year.
Sales Chart*
Month Sales | Vol % | CYTD Sales | Vol % | |||
Model | Curr Yr | Pr Yr | Change | Curr Yr | Pr Yr | Change |
Compass | 702 | 548 | 28% | 7,950 | 4,738 | 68% |
Patriot | 1 | 90 | -99% | 2 | 2,955 | -100% |
Wrangler | 1,535 | 950 | 62% | 21,309 | 12,686 | 68% |
Cherokee | 1,784 | 1,559 | 14% | 18,631 | 18,342 | 2% |
Grand Cherokee | 956 | 730 | 31% | 10,160 | 13,013 | -22% |
Renegade | 55 | 154 | -64% | 1,000 | 2,648 | -62% |
JEEP BRAND | 5,033 | 4,031 | 25% | 59,052 | 54,382 | 9% |
200 | 0 | 43 | -100% | 0 | 2,767 | -100% |
300 | 341 | 110 | 210% | 3,250 | 3,442 | -6% |
Town & Country | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 5 | -100% |
Pacifica | 191 | 444 | -57% | 5,327 | 4,649 | 15% |
CHRYSLER BRAND | 532 | 597 | -11% | 8,577 | 10,863 | -21% |
Dart | 0 | 10 | -100% | 4 | 533 | -99% |
Charger | 626 | 120 | 422% | 4,358 | 4,098 | 6% |
Challenger | 119 | 166 | -28% | 1,966 | 2,894 | -32% |
Viper | 1 | 6 | -83% | 6 | 49 | -88% |
Journey | 317 | 813 | -61% | 5,013 | 10,340 | -52% |
Caravan | 2,533 | 3,875 | -35% | 27,466 | 36,771 | -25% |
Durango | 1,121 | 429 | 161% | 5,868 | 5,388 | 9% |
DODGE BRAND | 4,717 | 5,419 | -13% | 44,681 | 60,073 | -26% |
Ram P/U | 6,903 | 7,732 | -11% | 68,120 | 80,688 | -16% |
ProMaster Van | 328 | 357 | -8% | 3,360 | 3,575 | -6% |
ProMaster City | 18 | 47 | -62% | 401 | 825 | -51% |
RAM BRAND | 7,249 | 8,136 | -11% | 71,881 | 85,088 | -16% |
Giulia | 41 | 65 | -37% | 433 | 396 | 9% |
Alfa 4C | 5 | 6 | -17% | 43 | 55 | -22% |
Alfa Stelvio | 61 | 38 | 61% | 716 | 83 | 763% |
ALFA BRAND | 107 | 109 | -2% | 1,192 | 534 | 123% |
500 | 22 | 83 | -73% | 232 | 750 | -69% |
500L | 1 | 7 | -86% | 12 | 40 | -70% |
500X | 15 | 32 | -53% | 69 | 833 | -92% |
Spider | 22 | 30 | -27% | 235 | 570 | -59% |
FIAT BRAND | 60 | 152 | -61% | 548 | 2,193 | -75% |
TOTAL FCA CANADA | 17,698 | 18,444 | -4% | 185,931 | 213,133 | -13% |