For
the second consecutive year, the Jeep brand has set a new all-time global sales
record. Sales of 731,565 Jeep vehicles
across the globe in 2013 bettered the previous record of 701,626 established in
2012. Jeep vehicles will be launched in India in 2014.
“Jeep
vehicles have now recorded sales increases both globally and in the U.S. market
for four consecutive years, with back-to-back global sales records,” said Mike
Manley, President and CEO – Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. “Customers clearly appreciate the new Jeep
vehicle line-up that delivers vastly improved on-road driving dynamics and fuel
efficiency, in addition to legendary, benchmark 4x4 capability.
“We
are especially pleased with the performance of Jeep Cherokee, which sold more
than 25,000 units in its first two months in dealer showrooms,” Manley
added. “We achieved this record while
being out of the world’s largest SUV segment for three quarters of the
year. With a full line-up of capable,
efficient SUVs – and with Cherokee arriving in Jeep showrooms across the globe
– we expect to continue our sales momentum in 2014.”
Jeep
vehicle sales increased 4 percent globally in 2013 versus 2012, and 3 percent
in the U.S. Jeep sales rose 26 percent in the Asia-Pacific region in 2013. In China – the world’s largest automobile
market – Jeep sales grew 29pc in 2013. The Jeep vehicle line-up consists of the
Cherokee, Compass, Grand Cherokee, Patriot, Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited.