2014 Ram light-duty truck sales were hot in August. EcoDiesel V-6 models and ProMaster vans big sellers.ProMaster Vans And Ram Trucks Drive Healthy August Sales
Ram pickups and ProMaster sales were as hot as the August weather according to Chrysler Group LLC, which today reported U.S. sales of 198,379 units, a 20 percent increase compared with sales in August 2013 (165,552 units), and the group’s best August sales since 2002.
The Ram pickup truck logged its best August sales since 2003. Sales of the Ram pickup were up 33 percent in August, its 52nd-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains.
Ram Light Duty sales increased 31 percent in August while Ram Heavy Duty pickups were up 39 percent. Ram Truck brand sales, which include the Ram ProMaster van and Ram Cargo Van, were up 39 percent in August, the brand’s best August sales since 2005.
Sales of the new ProMaster van were up 36 percent compared with the previous month of July. It was the ProMaster van’s second best sales month since it was launched in October last year.
“Chrysler Group sales soared 20 percent last month resulting in our strongest August sales in 12 years” said Reid Bigland, Head of U.S. Sales. “Our Jeep brand continued its torrid sales pace recording its best August sales ever and our Ram Truck brand contributed with a massive 39 percent sales increase, both helping Chrysler Group achieve its 53rd-consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth”
