2015 Chrysler 200 Sales Exceeding Expectations

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The 2015 Chrysler 200 was already one of the most anticipated vehicles of the year.  Chrysler wasn’t reinventing the wheel, but they were taking a model that had been regarded as nothing more than car rental fodder for the past few years and made it exciting for the general public again.  It also showed them mounting competition towards their rival car makers in a way that the auto maker has not been in recent years.  So the question is after that how well is the company doing with the new 2015 200.  The answer is would seem is quite well.  According to Chrysler, the new 200 is selling very well.

WardsAuto spoke with Al Gardner, the president and CEO of Chrysler, and they were informed of how the 2015 Chrysler 200 is exceeding expectations.  The way to succeed, it would seem, would be to mount a complete offensive on the competitors.

“We knew we had to conquest, because frankly we don’t have a customer base.  We look at the (now defunct Dodge) Avenger and 200 as the previous cars to this new 200, and this new 200 is much better.  We had to conquest.” Gardner said to WardsAuto.

Like I said, the biggest problem with the 200 is that the vehicle had fallen out of the public view.  It wasn’t a car in large demand and it is good to see Chrysler realize this and work from that point of view rather than trying to build on something that wasn’t there.  Introducing the 2015 Chrysler 200 as a new and as an evolution is a smart move.

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Chrysler, Jeep Sales Strong for July

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July was another strong month for the rebounding automaker.  Chrysler enjoyed strong sales through the month with Jeep having one of its strongest months ever.

July was a strong month for the industry as a whole.  At the current sales rate the industry is enjoying, it will be the best year since 2006 according to Bloomberg News.

“The on-again, off-again relationship is back on and the love affair goes on,” Jeff Schuster, an analyst with LMC is quoted as saying.  “It shows consumers are feeling good about the position of the economy.  Combine that with some new products and relatively low fuel prices and the magic takes over.

Jeep was not the only member of the Chrysler family to enjoy July’s sales.  The Town and Country’s sales were up by 41 percent with the best July the minivan has had since 2006.

Many factors go into what could cause such a successfully month.  The ones that Bloomberg credits the most is there being more available credit options for subprime borrowers along with lower interest rates.

Fred Diaz, Nissan’s senior VP of North American sales sees another good reason why auto sales are up.  “The reason I say that is the pent-up demand and the age of the average vehicle on the road today is still over 11 years old.  That’s going to keep us primed for moderate, steady or slow growth.

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Chrysler Group CEO to Dedicate Tipton Transmission Plant

chryslerChrysler Group has announced that next month, Sergio Marchionne will be in Tipton, Indiana to dedicate the new Tipton Transmission Plant.

Back in February last year, Chrysler Group acquired the facility and invested $162 million in the plant for assembling the nine-speed transmission. This investment was expected to create an estimated 850 jobs.

In the past few years, Chrysler Group has continued investing in American facilities and American jobs, and in 2014, their investments have been seeing fantastic results. Back in March, Chrysler celebrated the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant adding 800 new jobs to keep up with production on the 2015 Chrysler 200. Before that, demand for the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Cherokee was so high that the Jeep plant in Toledo hired approximately 1,000 new part-time employees.

With Chrysler Group sales still on the rise, it wouldn’t be surprising if other plants announce plans for more new hires in the next few months, particularly with summer only a few months away.

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