Chrysler passes Honda and Nissan in USA February sales, comes in 2nd in Canada

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Chrysler sales weather winter storms

Chrysler confounded industry analysts yesterday. Predictions of another sales drop, possibly as high as 20%, failed to materialize as Chrysler posted a small 0.5% improvement in sales, surpassing both Nissan and Honda to take the No. 4 position in the February sales ranks and regaining the No. 5 position in year-to-date (YTD) results. Sales of the Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & County, up 4% and 7%, respectively, put gave the Chrysler minivans the top two slots in the minivan segment for the month and the Caravan took over the top spot in YTD sales. Chrysler also placed the vehicles, Charger, Ram and Caravan, in the top 20 best-sellers for the month.
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Chrysler Canada sales up 17%, keeps No. 2 spot

Chrysler Canada announced sales of 14,045 for month February 2010 (2009: 12,015), an increase of 17% compared with February 2009. Strong traffic at dealerships drove sales at the retail level to an increase of 23, underscoring the enthusiastic response to the current product lineup among Canadians.

Reid Bigland, President and CEO of Chrysler Canada, said, “Our retail sales were up over 20 per cent for the third month running, and we won’t rest till we are at the top of the podium again.”

The Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country continued their domination with combined sales of 4,415 units, an increase of 47% over last year. This is the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains for the company’s minivans, which have an astounding 85% market share. The Dodge Grand Caravan was the No. 2 selling nameplate in the country, easily overcoming rivals in the SUV segment, the crossover segment, and the small car segment.
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