Windshield Wiper Defect Triggers Fiat Chrysler's Jeep Recall - Ledger Gazette
Sales of new cars and trucks were expected to drop 3 percent from last August, according to vehicle buying site TrueCar. Helped by Americans’ ceaseless demand for pickup trucks, Ford Motor said Tuesday its U. S. sales jumped 5 percent in August, its best performance for that month since 2007. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Tuesday led off major automakers reporting... Ford’s newest SUVs saw sales gains, with Edge and Explorer up 36 percent and 22 percent, respectively. Jeep reported an 18-percent increase as a brand and four of its models posted sales gains. Fiat Chrysler said that it recorded its best August since 2002 with eight vehicles setting records in the month of August, including the Jeep Compass, whose sales rose 58 percent from a year ago, marking its best sales month ever. July’s sales marked the first 3-month stretch of sales topping a pace of 17 million/month for the first time since August to October 2000. Overall, the results were not bad, considering a month rocked by stock-market upheavals and concern over... For the year to date, Ram pickup sales are up 4% to 294,045 units and total brand sales are up 7% to 318,542 units. Source: www.ledgergazette.com
