Jeep, Ram And Dodge Have Already Sold A Ton Of Cars This Year

Sales of limited-edition luxury cars wereastonishingly good last year, but what about more everyday cars, the ones the average Joe can actually afford? Well, FCA USA (that now forms part of the Stellantis conglomerate) is reporting that its first-quarter sales for 2021 are 25 percent better than those of the same period in 2020, thanks in part to the remarkable success of theJeep Wrangler位的,录得史上最棒的销售es for the period. Promisingly,Alfa Romeosales increased by the same rate year-on-year, but there was plenty more for FCA to get excited about.

The Chrysler brand saw its sales increase by 32 percent while retail sales of Dodge's muscle cars improved by 29 percent andDurangosales increased by an astonishing 61 percent. If you needed any more convincing that SUVs are the true moneymakers, this should lay any doubts to rest. Over at GM, Cadillac's Escalade was also a strong performer.

FCA says that its group sales reached 469,651 vehicles, with 19 percent of these vehicles being made up by fleet sales, which saw a commercial sales increase of 24 percent year-on-year. TheGladiatorhas performed well too, posting best-ever figures of 18,822 vehicles, an increase of 23 percent compared to the first quarter of 2020. March was also the Gladiator's best sales month since its launch.