Chrysler’s March sales were its best in any month since December 2007 and marks the 36th consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth. Sales of Dodge-branded vehicles rose 15%, only half the 30% year-over-year growth posted in February. The company’s Dart compact had its best sales month since the car was introduced last June.
The Ram pickup truck brand got a sales boost of 24%, to its highest level in six years. The increase in Ram-brand sales is substantially better than the 5% increase the brand saw in February.
Auto industry website Edmunds.com forecasts total U.S. sales for 2013 at 15.5 million units, a level not seen in the United States since 2007.
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