After General Motors already announced that May was the best month so far in 2009, Chrysler today reveals the same thing, revealing the high sales figures it recorded last month. It may seems like bankruptcy is indeed a good thing for the American automaker as sales adopted an increasing trend despite a 30 percent decrease compared with the same time period in 2008.
Overall, the company sold a total of 79,010 units in May, with most of its brands reporting increasing figures compared with the previous month.
"We are pleased that consumers responded to Chrysler's reorganization by purchasing our products, resulting in our best retail sales month of the year," said Jim Press, Vice Chairman and President - Chrysler LLC. "Overall our sales were above expectations during this month of transition."
"The uncertainty that has been surrounding Chrysler for the last few months is coming to an end, and a vibrant, new company is beginning to take shape," Press added. "One that will better serve our customers and dealers with a broader and more competitive lineup of environmentally friendly, fuel-efficient, high-quality vehicles."
Here are the May 2008 figures for Chrysler's brand (as provided by the manufacturer):
Overall, the company sold a total of 79,010 units in May, with most of its brands reporting increasing figures compared with the previous month.
"We are pleased that consumers responded to Chrysler's reorganization by purchasing our products, resulting in our best retail sales month of the year," said Jim Press, Vice Chairman and President - Chrysler LLC. "Overall our sales were above expectations during this month of transition."
"The uncertainty that has been surrounding Chrysler for the last few months is coming to an end, and a vibrant, new company is beginning to take shape," Press added. "One that will better serve our customers and dealers with a broader and more competitive lineup of environmentally friendly, fuel-efficient, high-quality vehicles."
Here are the May 2008 figures for Chrysler's brand (as provided by the manufacturer):
- May was the best retail sales month of 2009, with 74,741 retail units sold.
- Chrysler's retail market share is higher than May of last year and also stronger than last month
- Jeep Wrangler continued its strong upward sales trend for the fifth month in a row, with May retail sales up 4 percent year-over-year compared to May 2008 and up 8 percent compared to the previous month. Wrangler also increased its share of the segment for the fifth month in a row
- Chrysler brand retail sales improved 32 percent compared to the previous month
- Dodge brand retail sales increased 23 percent compared to the previous month
- Jeep brand retail sales were up 21 percent compared to April 2009