RE: Dodge brand is on life support
This was posted by someone on the MML (Mopar Mailing List), thought it was interesting...
Subject: Chrysler Can Stand Alone
Sure would hate to think the "experts" in Congress (many of whom do not
drive themselves anywhere, or have their Lexus or Prius back home) would think
Ma Mopar could not survive if given a chance would chance to find this out.
"A legislator who fails to seek and hear the truth is as surely damned to
defeat as a blind man in battle".
Numbers show Chrysler can stand alone as an automaker
December 7th, 2008 by Bill Cawthon
Bob Corker, a Republican Senator from Tennessee which is home to a
growing number of automotive facilities, echoed a statement made by a number of
pundits and analysts about Chrysler. In hearings on Capitol Hill, Senator Corker
said: "There's no future for the company as a stand-alone."
Perhaps Senator Corker and the talking heads haven't looked at the numbers
that Chrysler has racked up in spite of one of the worst sales years in recent
memory.
As of November 30, 2008, Chrysler LLC has sold more vehicles in the
United States than any automaker except General Motors, Toyota and Ford. As of
the end of November, Chrysler's three brands had sold 1,363,309 passenger cars
and light trucks. This is especially impressive considering that from May through
August, Honda outsold Chrysler. In September, October and November,
Chrysler came back to pass Honda; not just in monthly sales, but in sales for the first
eleven months of 2008.
With 736,844 cars and trucks sold through the end of November, Dodge is
the sixth-most-popular brand of light vehicle, behind Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford,
Honda and Nissan. Dodge outsells Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Hummer, Lincoln,
Mercury, Pontiac and Saturn and all other import brands.
Chrysler LLC outsells all the European brands combined. Dodge, by itself,
outsells Hyundai and Kia combined.
Chrysler LLC sells more minivans in North America than any other
manufacturer. General Motors and Ford both dropped out of the minivan
market after years of trying to compete with Chrysler.
Chrysler LLC sells more SUVs and light trucks than any import manufacturer,
including Toyota.
The Jeep Wrangler outsells all conventional sport-utility vehicles except
the Chevrolet Tahoe