Chrysler Group LLC on Friday said its October U.S. sales rose 11 percent to 140,083, the Auburn Hills automaker’s best October since 2007 and the 43rd straight month of year-over-year sales gains.
Sales of Chrysler’s Ram pickup rose 18 percent to nearly 30,000 last month and sales of Dodge’s Durango SUV — yes, the one from those Ron Burgundy commercials — were up 59 percent to 5,120.
Sales of Jeep Cherokee, a vehicle delayed by about two months over quality concerns, totaled just 579. But Chrysler is now shipping Cherokees “following a meticulous focus on quality, said Reid Bigland, Chrysler’s head of U.S. sales, in a statement Friday morning.
Chrysler’s Ram, Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler brands all posted sales gains in October; Fiat had a 1 percent sales decline.
October U.S. auto sales will likely rise by double-digit percentages when automakers report sales figures Friday, and the total number of sales from January through October could top 13 million for the first time since 2007.