FCA Reports May 2019 U.S. Sales

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Jun 03, 2019, 09:30 ET

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

Ram brand achieves 12th consecutive monthly record as May sales rise 29 percent
Jeep® Grand Cherokee notches best May ever as sales rise 18 percent
Dodge Charger reports highest May in six years as sales reach 9,296 vehicles

FCA US LLC achieved three records in May, led by the Ram brand which notched its 12th consecutive monthly sales record as demand for both light-duty and heavy-duty pickup trucks remained strong.

It was the best May ever for the Jeep® Grand Cherokee and the highest level of May sales for the Dodge Charger in six years. Overall, total sales rose 2 percent to 218,702 vehicles. Fleet represented 31 percent of total sales during the month. On a year-to-date basis, fleet accounted for 22 percent of sales.

"On a year-over-year basis we have increased our average transaction prices by more than $3,000 a vehicle and still managed some notable sales increases," said Reid Bigland, U.S. Head of Sales. "In its first full month on sale, our all new Jeep Gladiator pickup truck delivered more than 2,500 vehicle sales, our Ram pickup truck sales soared 33 percent and the Jeep Grand Cherokee delivered its best May sales ever."

See the attached table for the breakdown of brand and nameplate sales.

FCA US LLC Sales Summary May 2019
	Month Sales		Vol %	CYTD Sales		Vol %
Model	Curr Yr	Pr Yr	Change	Curr Yr	Pr Yr	Change
Compass	14,534	17,327	-16%	64,537	72,368	-11%
Patriot	0	63	-100%	12	502	-98%
Wrangler	24,530	25,102	-2%	96,930	110,382	-12%
Gladiator	2,584	0	New	3,021	0	New
Cherokee	17,283	23,789	-27%	81,384	91,286	-11%
Grand Cherokee	25,394	21,494	18%	103,612	91,589	13%
Renegade	6,001	9,512	-37%	29,959	41,906	-29%
JEEP BRAND	90,326	97,287	-7%	379,455	408,033	-7%
Ram P/U	62,250	46,781	33%	231,382	189,997	22%
ProMaster Van	3,651	4,092	-11%	20,775	13,366	55%
ProMaster City	1,216	1,011	20%	5,784	5,249	10%
RAM BRAND	67,117	51,884	29%	257,941	208,612	24%
200	6	88	-93%	35	842	-96%
300	2,665	3,484	-24%	12,953	20,389	-36%
Town & Country	0	1	-100%	3	5	-40%
Pacifica	8,232	11,151	-26%	38,490	53,910	-29%
CHRYSLER BRAND	10,903	14,724	-26%	51,481	75,146	-31%
Dart	0	29	-100%	10	307	-97%
Avenger	1	0	100%	1	2	-50%
Charger	9,296	6,869	35%	36,012	34,766	4%
Challenger	5,748	7,005	-18%	23,601	30,545	-23%
Viper	0	3	-100%	2	14	-86%
Journey	7,642	10,966	-30%	38,727	41,023	-6%
Caravan	16,809	15,487	9%	59,732	70,511	-15%
Durango	8,263	6,222	33%	31,453	27,378	15%
DODGE BRAND	47,759	46,581	3%	189,538	204,546	-7%
500	335	264	27%	1,386	1,908	-27%
500L	69	184	-63%	309	747	-59%
500X	272	568	-52%	1,284	2,711	-53%
Spider	349	425	-18%	1,191	1,493	-20%
FIAT BRAND	1,025	1,441	-29%	4,170	6,859	-39%
Giulia	797	1,175	-32%	3,578	5,383	-34%
Alfa 4C	14	19	-26%	82	95	-14%
Stelvio	761	1,183	-36%	3,782	4,538	-17%
ALFA ROMEO	1,572	2,377	-34%	7,442	10,016	-26%
FCA US LLC	218,702	214,294	2%	890,027	913,212	-3%

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).

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on FCA's current expectations and projections about future events and, by their nature, are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. They relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur or exist in the future and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on them. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in such statements as a result of a variety of factors, including: volatility and deterioration of capital and financial markets, including possibility of new Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, changes in commodity prices, changes in general economic conditions, economic growth and other changes in business conditions, weather, floods, earthquakes or other natural disasters, changes in government regulation, production difficulties, including capacity and supply constraints, and many other risks and uncertainties, most of which are outside of FCA's control.

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