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Chrysler Posts Second-Best October for U.S. Sales

3 November 1997

Chrysler Posts Second-Best October for U.S. Sales

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 3 -- Chrysler Corporation
sold 188,263 cars, trucks, minivans and Jeep(R) vehicles in October,
setting U.S. sales records for three body groups and five individual vehicles.
    The overall total was Chrysler's second best for the month, down
8 percent from the all-time record 205,393 vehicles sold in October 1996.
    "Without the effects of model changeover on sales of Dodge Intrepid and
Chrysler Concorde, we might have hit that record," said James P. Holden,
Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing.  "Our smaller car lines set
new highs for the month, and total retail sales nearly matched the record."
    October sales records were set for Dodge Neon, Stratus and Avenger, and
for Chrysler Sebring Coupe and Town & Country minivans.  By body group,
records were set for PL (Dodge and Plymouth Neon), JA (Dodge Stratus, Chrysler
Cirrus, Plymouth Breeze) and FJ (Avenger and Sebring Coupe).
    "The overall market may still be a bit soft, but we're pleased at what
we're seeing and confident about the coming months," Holden said.
    Chrysler reported the first sales of the all-new Dodge Durango sport
utility vehicle in October.  U.S. dealers delivered 3,025 Durangos during the
month.
    Passenger car sales were 53,042, compared with 61,213 a year ago.  Truck
sales, including pickups, minivans and Jeep vehicles, totaled 135,221 vs.
144,180 in October 1996.
    For the calendar year to date through October, Chrysler's U.S. sales were
1,933,595 vehicles, compared with 2,091,394 in the comparable period a year
ago.

                      CHRYSLER MONTHLY SALES SUMMARY
                       DATA THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 1997

                                        MONTH                 CYTD
                                   1997      1996       1997      1996

    TOT VEHICLE

                UNITS             188263    205393   1933595   2091394
                % CHG VS PR YR        -8%                 -7%


    CAR

    DOMESTIC    UNITS              53042     61213    636367    722930
                % CHG VS PR YR       -13%                -12%

    IMPORT      UNITS                  0         0         0         0
                % CHG VS PR YR         0%                  0%

    TOTAL       UNITS              53042     61213    636367    722930
                % CHG VS PR YR       -13%                -12%

    TRUCK

    DOMESTIC    UNITS             135221    144180   1297228   1368464
                % CHG VS PR YR        -6%                 -5%

    IMPORT      UNITS                  0         0         0         0
                % CHG VS PR YR         0%                  0%

    TOTAL       UNITS             135221    144180   1297228   1368464
                % CHG VS PR YR        -6%                 -5%


    DIVISION

    C/P/J/E     UNITS              88626    101047    901327    992616
                % CHG VS PR YR       -12%                 -9%

    DODGE       UNITS              99637    104346   1032268   1098778
                % CHG VS PR YR        -5%                 -6%


   SELLING DAYS                     27       27       257       258

  ALL CHANGES COMPUTED ON A DAILY RATE BASIS

SOURCE  Chrysler Corporation