FCA Reports Q3 2023 US Sales, Including Jeep Gladiator Sales

FCA Third-quarter 2023 US Sales Down 1%

• 2023 total U.S. sales decrease 1% in Q3 versus the same quarter last year
• Chrysler brand up 96%, with Pacifica sales up 120% versus the same quarter last year; Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid, up 329% over same period last year, holds No. 3 spot among top-selling PHEVs in the U.S.
• Jeep® Wrangler 4xe total U.S sales up 31% versus same quarter last year
• Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe top No. 1 and No. 2 sales spots, respectively, as best-selling plug-in hybrids in the U.S. market
• Grand Wagoneer U.S. total sales up 22% versus the same period last year
• Grand Cherokee U.S. total sales up 52% versus the same quarter last year
• Ram ProMaster van total U.S. sales up 34% versus the same quarter last year
• Ram brand's commercial fleet channel's total U.S. sales increased 19% versus the same period last year

October 3, 2023 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - FCA US LLC reports sales of 380,563 vehicles in the third quarter for 2023. Overall, total U.S. sales for the third quarter decreased 1% versus the same period last year.

"We’ve gained traction over the summer and we’re starting to see some momentum at the end of this third quarter,” said U.S. Head of Sales Jeff Kommor. “Our Jeep 4xe and Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid models continue to perform extremely well, taking the 1-2-3 sales spots among plug-in electric vehicles in the U.S. market, and our progress toward our Dare Forward 2030 plan also remains on track with the introduction of many all-new, all battery-electric vehicles next year, including the all-new Fiat 500e, Dodge Charger, Wagoneer S, Ram 1500 REV and Jeep Recon.”

Chrysler brand was up 96% versus the same quarter last year, with the Chrysler Pacifica up 120% in total U.S. sales in that period. Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid was up 329% in total U.S. sales over the same period last year. The Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid accounted for 23% (8,949 units) of total Pacifica sales in the third quarter and ranks No. 3 in the U.S. among the best-selling plug-in hybrids.

Total U.S. sales of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe and the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, which went on sale in Q3 2022, are up 31% and 2,198%, respectively, versus the same period last year. Jeep Wrangler 4xe remains *America's best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle, followed by the Grand Cherokee 4xe at No. 2. Jeep Wrangler 4xe accounted for 42% (17,662 units) of total Wrangler sales in the second quarter. Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe accounted for 17% (9,722 units) of total Grand Cherokee sales in the second quarter.

Jeep Grand Cherokee posted total U.S. sales gains over the same quarter last year, up 52%. The Grand Wagoneer increased 22% in total U.S sales versus the same quarter last year.

Total U.S. sales of the Ram ProMaster van were up 34% versus the same period last year. Additionally, the Ram brand's commercial fleet channel's total U.S. sales increased 19% versus the same period last year.

Doesn't look like the buyback price on my lease is gonna be worth it anymore

Gladiator sales down by one third

In buyers defense, they are goofy looking until you lift and swap tires.

Pretty consistent numbers all year. Obviously, the gladiator was going to die off from the initial excitement. Lets just hope the 13-14k units a Q sold is good enough for Stellantis with sharing the parts with its cash cow wrangler.

Im hoping fca sees the consistent volume drop as a direct result of the inflated prices.

I would be curious to see this data if there wasn’t a federally backed tax incentive.

Escape.idiocracy said:

I would be curious to see this data if there wasn’t a federally backed tax incentive.

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Sales guy at a dealer earlier this year really sold the tax incentives to lease a 4XE Grand vs buying. With rates being what they are, high dollar car purchases suffer. That eases the blow a tad.

Gren71 said:

Im hoping fca sees the consistent volume drop as a direct result of the inflated prices.

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And not doing anything significant with the gladiator - eg XR package, 392, or 4xe. Granted now they are offering the AEV packages, but back to your point PRICE.

Once the Charger and Challenger go out of production, they might as well stick a fork in Dodge and call it done. Same with FIAT.

I have to say that the rather brutal Gladiator price increases, and the unavailability of the diesel and manual transmission models, has had a major impact on sales. When I bought my ‘21 Rubicon, I got an acceptable deal, but now the sticker for the same equipment is 20% higher. With interest rates up, just makes it unattractive or out of reach. It’s not just Jeep or Stellantis - this is affecting pretty much all manufacturers somewhere (maybe not Toyota…). It will be interesting to see how the year ends.

Gren71 said:

Im hoping fca sees the consistent volume drop as a direct result of the inflated prices.

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I’m with you, but I also think that’s what they want: same profit, fewer costs.

They sold 4 Dodge Darts last year? Wow.

jmdwifi said:

In buyers defense, they are goofy looking until you lift and swap tires.

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Tell that to the dozens of JT owners around here on stock springs and tires. Apparently MOST buyers think they look fine. Majority don't get lifts. Bet on it.

Moby said:

and the unavailability of the diesel and manual transmission models, has had a major impact on sales.

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I bet if you check the numbers, the lack of MT availability had almost no impact. Sure, those who insist on manual will believe it, but that's not a very big part of truck buyers in general. It's a niche thing.
Diesel could have had a fair impact on the numbers. I'd bet that's where a part of that is. There's enough people who tow regular and prefer the diesel for that, it probably matters.

Pacifica PHEV sales make sense because they still get the 7500 incentive due to batteries being made in the states. Buy it, get the incentive. No messing around shuffling around lease contracts, buyouts and such - buy it, get the credit. With most people buying - they'd prefer simple purchases with standard loans. So Pacifica PHEV makes total sense. Most customers don't want to mess around playing tricks to get credit.

A 392 gladiator would help,
stupid expensive ! Lol
but I’ll work O.T. For it .
really want one