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Chrysler Sales Rise 20 Percent In April

Huffington Post -- DETROIT — Toyota and Chrysler saw big U.S. sales gains in April, but they came at the expense of General Motors and Ford.

Automakers reported their sales Tuesday. Overall, sales were likely to rise only a little above last April, and the pace has slowed somewhat since February and March. But automakers and analysts aren't concerned, noting that this April had more Sundays than last year and fewer cars are sold on Sundays

General Motors increased its full-year sales U.S. forecast to 14 million to 14.5 million cars and trucks, up from 13.5 million to 14 million, citing strength in the manufacturing and retail sectors that will lead to higher employment.

Toyota said its sales rose 12 percent as its inventories finally return to pre-earthquake levels. Chrysler posted a 20-percent rise in sa

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northeast2 Champion Author New York Posts:3,849 Points:1,007,200 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:23:00 PM Ignore northeast2 Report Abuse And VW is increasing its Passat production in Tennessee.
anascom Champion Author Hamilton Posts:1,593 Points:553,115 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:15:59 PM Ignore anascom Report Abuse Good for Chrysler.
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,773 Points:1,866,130 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:54:34 PM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse CHRYSLER STILL BUILDS A FEW GOOD CARS: 300, CHARGER, CHALLENGER, RAM !!!!
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,127 Points:873,955 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:38:45 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse Good for Chrysler.
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,727 Points:2,116,085 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 9:16:31 PM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse waiting to see what happens when the new dart comes out. hope it lives up to the hype being built around it.
esq262 Champion Author Asheville Posts:2,912 Points:650,440 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 9:00:42 PM Ignore esq262 Report Abuse Good for them.
amerk73 Champion Author Dallas Posts:7,055 Points:1,622,930 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 7:47:20 PM Ignore amerk73 Report Abuse not bad rise
listerone Champion Author Boston Posts:3,385 Points:879,765 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 6:48:34 PM Ignore listerone Report Abuse Chrysler builds junk...nothing but junk.Their line workers are drunk at work...a local Detroit TV station has done a report proving that.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:9,526 Points:1,832,590 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 6:27:52 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Good for Chrysler.
Lugi1967 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,793 Points:1,003,220 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 5:35:35 PM Ignore Lugi1967 Report Abuse Good company doing good things
lou30 Sophomore Author Miami Posts:187 Points:322,940 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 4:15:15 PM Ignore lou30 Report Abuse I actually like them now. Much better vehicles, good pricing, and after they paid back their loan, it really helped their image. I can see myself getting one soon.
SilverDodge2000 Champion Author Spokane Posts:1,038 Points:186,405 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 4:12:47 PM Ignore SilverDodge2000 Report Abuse Wake up people. Chrysler PAID off it's loan in June of 2011. Don't confuse them with Gov't Motors.
Van_Halen Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,855 Points:643,555 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 4:07:37 PM Ignore Van_Halen Report Abuse . They only had one direction to go so this isn't news!
BobBG All-Star Author Albany Posts:822 Points:811,725 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 3:30:57 PM Ignore BobBG Report Abuse I'm waiting to see where their sales go when they start making a compact car again.
peakkeller Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,696 Points:779,075 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 3:18:40 PM Ignore peakkeller Report Abuse 20% is impressive.
ObieDog Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,971 Points:853,320 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 2:55:49 PM Ignore ObieDog Report Abuse Just rented a Chrysler T&C van with 300 miles on it and a bad transmission. Just sayin'.
tnfran Champion Author Arizona Posts:4,388 Points:844,140 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 2:21:50 PM Ignore tnfran Report Abuse Very good!!
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,288 Points:2,373,320 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 2:16:57 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse of course the TRUTH is, fiat sales rose..............
MusicalMan7 All-Star Author Ohio Posts:597 Points:93,430 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 2:06:54 PM Ignore MusicalMan7 Report Abuse Well, good for them. They bought out a successful defense contractor I used to work for, decimated it, laid off many including me, then sold the leftovers and it was shut down. Shoulda stuck to cars I guess.
qwerty17 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,660 Points:1,119,625 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 1:36:30 PM Ignore qwerty17 Report Abuse mopar madness.
Cakes77 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:5,171 Points:1,654,695 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 12:34:05 PM Ignore Cakes77 Report Abuse Thanks for your nice comments folks on this article. Keep them coming!
MN1 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,364 Points:651,565 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 12:28:39 PM Ignore MN1 Report Abuse Fine, just as long as Chrysler/Fiat pays it's loans back to the public.
jwkycola All-Star Author Columbia Posts:817 Points:533,150 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 12:28:12 PM Ignore jwkycola Report Abuse OK, but it's Chrysler.
hoosierva Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,036 Points:483,395 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 12:20:41 PM Ignore hoosierva Report Abuse well as they preach to buy, the silly fools are listening.
GetMaxCashBack Veteran Author Trenton Posts:386 Points:165,675 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:57:18 AM Ignore GetMaxCashBack Report Abuse Unfortunately, buying a Chrysler benefits nobody.
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,359 Points:755,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:37:15 AM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse Not surprised but those cars won't last so I feel sorry for the people who bought them.
me2002 All-Star Author Toledo Posts:763 Points:319,205 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:36:26 AM Ignore me2002 Report Abuse That money will go to the CEOs of these mega corporations, not back to the taxpayers.
vnany Sophomore Author Fort Worth Posts:104 Points:572,140 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:33:37 AM Ignore vnany Report Abuse Don't think that they will even try to pay back the loan.
djwhit Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,017 Points:1,209,430 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:06:56 AM Ignore djwhit Report Abuse THEN PAY US BACK...................