Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is number one in Canadian sales, no thanks to cars - Autofocus

Just as the company is this year, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, formerly the Chrysler Group, was the top-selling automobile manufacturer in Canada through the first seven months of 2014. At the end of July 2014, however, Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s... FCA’s top-selling vehicle meanwhile, the Ram line of pickup trucks, is up 8%, year-to-date, midsize car sales, helped along by the Chrysler 200, are actually up 15%. The Fiat 500’s 52% plunge is certainly noticeable, but not surprising given the... ) The Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 are collectively up 16%, but they compete in a slow-moving large car category. The Challenger and Viper are, respectively, a muscle car and high-end sports car with limited potential for large volume. At Canada’s car sales total and just one-third of the total Honda’s Civic generated in the month of July alone. Nevertheless, we can’t rightly ask whether an automaker can succeed in Canada without a high-selling compact or, for that matter, a successful car lineup. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is reporting more new vehicle sales than any other automaker in the country. The company says total new vehicle sales have risen to 176,743 units, including sales from Alfa. Source: www.autofocus.ca