Chrysler Canada Celebrates 20 Months of Sales Success

Tuesday, Apr 22 2008, 03:00

Chrysler Canada announced that they had a sales increase of 3.5%, reaching 20 months of consecutive sales growth.
In March Chrysler Canada sold 21,745 vehicles, including 5,677 cars and 16,068 trucks. This is compared to the 21,011 units that were sold in March 2007. Competitive Canadian pricing is a big factor in this sales success along with highly desirable products that meet the consumer needs.

This has been the best March for total sales in six years and the best March for retail sales in eight years for Chrysler Canada. There is a wide range of vehicle selection including a number of highly fuel-efficient vehicles.

The all-new Dodge Journey hit sales of 651 units this month. The total Jeep ® brand was up 25.8% selling 4,748 units, setting a March record over last year’s record of 3,774. The Dodge Caliber, Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot are up 29.2% over last year’s total of 3,258 units.

In the mini van category, the all-new Chrysler Town Country and Dodge Grand Caravan sales continue to grow. The Grand Caravan had a 26.9% increase with 3,633 units and sales of the Chrysler Town Country it an all-time record of 507 units.

The Dodge Ram pickup maintained it’s strength with sales of 4,285 units increasing 7.7%. The Chrysler Sebring sedan had a 29.2% increase selling 1,044 units. The Chrysler 300C increased 52.8% with 194 units and the Dodge Charger increased 41.6% to 630 units. Both the Charger and Chrysler 300C are built at Chrysler’s Brampton Assembly plant.

Canadians are continuing to seek out strong pricing deals and Chrysler is offering them their best deals of the year.

In April the packages have been enhanced with $2,000 in Mopar accessories or $1,750 in no-charge options or extended service plans or $1,000 in free gas or bonus cash along with cash discounts up to $7,000.