Chrysler increases sales outside of U.S. by 15%

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Despite Chrysler's troubles here in its home market, the Detroit automaker actually did very well in sales outside of the U.S. in 2007. Chrysler announced today that its sales outside the U.S. jumped to 238,218 units in 2007 � a 15% increase over 2006.

The sales increase is due to strong sales of Chrysler's Jeep brand, particularly the Wrangler, Patriot and Compass. Interestingly, the Patriot and Compass are Jeep's two worst selling models here in the U.S. In addition, Chrysler just announced that it would eliminate one shift at the plant responsible for Patriot and Compass production.

According to Automotive News, Chrysler's worldwide sales in 2007 slipped by just 1% � despite being down 3.4% in the U.S. � falling to 2.676 million vehicles.

�This is a revitalized organization, moving in the right direction, with a renewed emphasis on putting the global customer first at every step in the process � anxious to serve, proud of the value and quality of our products. I am pleased to say that our global results are beginning to show this,� Chrysler President and Vice Chairman Jim Press said in a statement.

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