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Chrysler International Announces June Sales

3 July 1997

Chrysler International Sets Sales Record in June; Second-Quarter Sales Up 16 Percent

     AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 3 -- Chrysler Corporation's
sales outside North America in June increased 23 percent from a year
ago, setting a record for any month and capping a second-quarter sales
increase of 16 percent.
    Sales for the month were 21,177 vehicles, compared with 17,269 in June
1996.  The total surpassed the previous high for any month -- 20,750 in July
1996.  Strong year-over-year increases were posted in Europe, Latin America,
the Middle East and Africa.  Second-quarter sales totaled 60,575, compared
with 52,220 a year ago.
    "These results are testimony to the success of our expansion in Latin
America and to the worldwide customer acceptance of core Chrysler products,
particularly our minivans and Jeep(R) vehicles," said Francois J. Castaing,
Executive Vice President -  International, and General Manager - Powertrain
Operations.
    "We set sales records in Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela and South Africa,"
Castaing said.  "And our right-hand-drive vehicles contributed to double-digit
increases for Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee, Chrysler Voyager and Chrysler Neon."
    Grand Cherokee sales totaled 3,244, up 34 percent from June 1996.  Sales
of Voyager minivans -- Chrysler's international volume leader -- were up 26
percent, to 5,621.  Neon sales were 3,208, an increase of 65 percent from a
year ago.
    Sales in Latin America were 4,125 -- a record for any month and a 164
percent increase from a year ago.  European sales, at 9,751, were
19 percent higher than in June 1996.  In the Middle East/Africa region sales
of 1,540 were an increase of 28 percent from a year ago.
    Sales in Chrysler's Asia/Pacific region declined 9 percent on a year-over-
year basis, to 5,761, but showed a 26 percent improvement from the previous
month.

SOURCE  Chrysler Corporation