International organization reports October sales

Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 5:40 PM EST.

Chrysler Group LLC sold 12,742 vehicles outside of North America, a 2 percent increase from September. This is the second consecutive month of increased sales for Chrysler Group outside North America. Compared with October 2008, sales decreased 12 percent.

Regional sales

The Western and Central European regions sold 3,743 vehicles, a 27 percent decrease from October 2008. Italy led the region with 683 sold vehicles.

In Latin America, the Chrysler Group sold 3,626 vehicles, an increase of 22 percent compared with the previous month and down 3 percent versus the previous year. Venezuela led the region with sales of 1,354 units.

The Chrysler Group sold 2,665 vehicles in the Asia Pacific region, with 1,452 of those sales coming from China, the most of any country outside North America. For the region, October sales are up 32 percent compared with the previous month and down 4 percent compared with the prior year.

Combined sales in Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Russia reached 2,220 units, an increase of 8 percent from the previous month. Compared with October 2008, vehicle sales decreased 22 percent.

Brand sales

The Jeep® brand sold 6,097 outside of North America, an increase of 21 percent compared with the previous month. The Jeep® Grand Cherokee led the brand with 1,557 vehicle sales.

The Dodge Car brand sold 4,261 vehicles. The Dodge Journey led the brand for the fourth consecutive month with 1,409 units.

The Chrysler brand sold 2,134 vehicles. The Chrysler Grand Voyager led the brand with 673 units sold.

The Ram Truck brand sold 250 vehicles. Ram trucks are available only in select markets outside of North America.

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