Chrysler Group January 2007 U.S. Sales Rise 1 Percent, Based on Solid Retail Sales

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• Best January in six years

• Jeep® brand sales rise 19 percent powered by the continued strength of Jeep Wrangler

• Jeep Commander sales improve 30 percent

• Dodge Ram Pickup continues its momentum from previous months with an increase of 12 percent

• Chrysler Town & Country sales up 20 percent

Auburn Hills, Mich. - Chrysler Group reported sales for January 2007 of 156,308 units; an increase of 1 percent compared to previously strong January 2006 sales of 155,465 units. All sales figures are reported unadjusted. January sales results were driven by solid retail sales, while fleet sales were down.

“With our January sales results, Chrysler Group is off to a very promising start in 2007,” said Steven Landry, Vice President – Sales and Field Operations, Chrysler Group. “Our numbers mark the best January in the last six years and were driven by sales of the all-new Jeep® Wrangler and the Jeep Commander. Chrysler Group’s latest addition to the Jeep line-up, the all-new Jeep Patriot, has been launched in late December and is now arriving in dealerships around the country.”

After a record of 10 new vehicle introductions in 2006, Chrysler Group will continue to bring fresh products to dealer showrooms with eight new models to be launched in 2007. In addition, with the Dodge Caliber (8,672 units sold in January), Jeep Compass (3,965 units), Chrysler Sebring (6,885 units), all-new Jeep Patriot and upcoming Dodge Avenger, Chrysler Group now has five new vehicles that achieve 30 miles per gallon or better in highway driving that it did not have just one year ago.