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For the first time, FCA US (the former Chrysler plus Fiat)beat Ford/Lincoln in retail sales, according to Bloomberg Business News.The numbers were close — 278 vehicles, according to writer Mark Clothier.
Chrysler Corporation easily beat Ford before World War II, startingin 1936, but this is a first for Chryslersince it lost independence.
Ford’s fleet sales, according to the company, were 35% of its total US sales,while around 23% of FCA US’s sales in the US and Canada were to fleets. Both companies saw overall sales gains in the United States, with FCA US rising 8.2%and Ford rising 1.5%; neither hit analysts’ projections. Ford’s problems in ramping up production of the F-150 was credited with a 9% slide in the sales of that vehicle, while Chrysler and Dodge minivans suffered from the Windsor plant shutdown. (...) →
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Chrysler Corporation easily beat Ford before World War II, startingin 1936, but this is a first for Chryslersince it lost independence.
Ford’s fleet sales, according to the company, were 35% of its total US sales,while around 23% of FCA US’s sales in the US and Canada were to fleets. Both companies saw overall sales gains in the United States, with FCA US rising 8.2%and Ford rising 1.5%; neither hit analysts’ projections. Ford’s problems in ramping up production of the F-150 was credited with a 9% slide in the sales of that vehicle, while Chrysler and Dodge minivans suffered from the Windsor plant shutdown. (...) →
Retail: FCA-US Beat Ford is from Allpar News.
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