DaimlerChrysler Canada reports January sales records

WINDSOR, ON, Feb. 1 /CNW/ - DaimlerChrysler Canada today reported its highest January vehicle sales on record. The company's January truck sales also set a record for the month.

DaimlerChrysler Canada's retailers delivered a record 18,217 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep(R) cars and trucks in January, an increase of 5.3 percent over the 17,296 vehicles sold in the same month last year and eclipsing the previous record 18,130 vehicles sold in January 1977. January deliveries of a record 14,058 trucks were 10.3 percent higher than the previous record for the month of 12,750 trucks sold in the corresponding month last year.

"The new year is off to a great start", said Pat Dougherty, Vice President Sales and Service. "January deliveries of our new Dodge Ram and Dodge Dakota pickups as well as our Chrysler Sebring sedan, Sebring convertible and Chrysler 300M set records for the month, while our Chrysler Intrepid and Concorde posted sales gains. January sales of 6,528 Dodge Caravans, the top-selling vehicle in Canada for the past two years, were 14.3 percent higher than the 5,710 sold in January 2001", Mr. Dougherty said.

	                          DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.

	                           Monthly Retail Deliveries

	                                 January, 2002

	                         Current Year      Prior Year      Difference

	    Passenger Cars
	    --------------
	    Month                       4,159           4,546           -8.5%

	    Calendar Year               4,159           4,546           -8.5%

	    Trucks
	    ------
	    Month                      14,058          12,750           10.3%

	    Calendar Year              14,058          12,750           10.3%

	    Cars & Trucks
	    -------------
	    Month                      18,217          17,296            5.3%

	    Calendar Year              18,217          17,296            5.3%