Chrysler's Plunge 53% in December, Total 2008 Sales 30% Down
They say bad things tend to come in threes, and unfortunately, that's the case with Detroit's Big Three automakers. Chrysler LLC's December sales in the U.S. were much worse than GM's 31% and Ford's 32.4% decline as the company reported sales of 89,813 units - down a staggering 53 percent from the same month in 2007. From January to December 2008, Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge U.S. sales decreased 30 percent to 1,453,122 units compared with total 2007 sales of 2,076,650 units.
They say bad things tend to come in threes, and unfortunately, that's the case with Detroit's Big Three automakers. Chrysler LLC's December sales in the U.S. were much worse than GM's 31% and Ford's 32.4% decline as the company reported sales of 89,813 units - down a staggering 53 percent from the same month in 2007. From January to December 2008, Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge U.S. sales decreased 30 percent to 1,453,122 units compared with total 2007 sales of 2,076,650 units.