Sales of Chrysler vehicles increased 20% in April as the automaker recorded its 25th straight month of year-over-year increases, while Ford said its sales declined 5% for the month and GM sales fell 8.2% from a year ago.
Chrysler is expected to have gained market share in April while Ford and GM may have lost market share as Toyota rebounded and Volkswagen gained ground.
Sales for Toyota, which was struggling to recover from Japan’s earthquake and tsunami a year ago, increased 11.6%, coming within 2,300 of equaling Ford as the second-highest selling automaker during the month.
“Toyota is hitting its stride with a new Camry and an expanded Prius lineup which is appealing to fuel price conscious consumers,”
There were three fewer selling days in April 2012 than in April 2011, only the second time in the past 10 years that has occurred.
Several Chrysler models recorded their best April results ever or since 2008. They include the Fiat 500, Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan, Dodge Challenger muscle car and Jeep Wrangler SUV. Sales for the Dodge Avenger mid-size sedan increased 47%, its best month ever.
“This business is all about product and the quality and fuel efficiency of our current vehicle lineup has never been better, which is evident in our results,” Reid Bigland, head of U.S. sales for Chrysler, said in a statement.
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