Animal Radio® has given two thumbs paws up for the 2010 Dodge Journey and 2010 Chrysler Town and Country as the show’s respective No. 1 and No. 2 pet-friendly vehicles of the year. The weekly syndicated program, which airs on AM-FM radio affiliates around the country as well as on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, this week features Dodge President and CEO Ralph Gilles who talks about the crossover that has many tails wagging. Animal Radio host Hal Abrams especially liked the Dodge Journey’s Flip ’n Stow™ front-passenger seat concealed storage bin, the Chill...

Sales for the Dodge Journey rose some 93 percent in November compared with the same month last year.  In case you’re wondering, yes, that constitutes a new monthly sales record for the crossover.

Journey’s uptick no doubt contributed to Chrysler Group LLC’s monthly increase in market share. At the close of November, Chrysler’s domestic market share has increased to 8.4 percent, compared with 7.7% last month.

The company’s U.S. sales of tally of 63,560 units in November represented a 25 percent decline versus the previous November. Still, several vehicles across the lineup reported the double dip of year-over-year and month-over-month sales increases....

For the first time since last September, Chrysler LLC vehicle sales hit the 100,000 unit mark last month.  Total sales in March were 101,001 units. 

Highlights:

Dodge Ram sales up 34 percent compared with February, 2009.

Jeep®Wrangler sales up 16 percent from March, 2008.

Dodge Journey sales up 127 percent from March, 2008.

Some other good news from the March sales report:

Fleet sales down 44 percent as Chrysler focuses on retail over fleet sales.

Internal warranty data shows we've achieved the lowest claim rate in Chrysler history with a 30 percent improvement over the past 12 months.

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The Employee Pricing Plus Plus program has been extended to April 30th.  It offers employee pricing to...