Just hours after Chrysler Group confirmed that its Chrysler and Dodge brands will be dropped worldwide it reported another set of negative international sales figures for October, down 12 percent with 12,742 cars sold outside North America.

However the decline was somewhat less than chalked up over most of the year. It was made up of Western and Eastern Europe sales where sales were down 27 percent year-on-year last month, while in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Russia they lost 22 percent, the same story played out in Latin America, which was also down 22 percent. However the Asia-Pacific region was the most promising market in October, it was down just 4 percent year-on-year with China accounting for considerably over half the sales in this region. The picture was better is compared month-on-month, the Chrysler Group recording a two percent increase from September. This was  the second consecutive month of increased sales for Chrysler Group outside North America.

Regional Sales

The Western and Central European regions sold 3,743 vehicles, a 27 percent decrease from October 2008. Italy led the region with 683 sold vehicles. In Latin America, Chrysler Group sold 3,626 vehicles, an increase of 22 percent compared to the previous month and down three percent versus the previous year. Venezuela led the region with sales of 1,354 units. Chrysler Group sold 2,665 vehicles in the Asia Pacific region, with 1,452 of those sales coming from China, the most of any country outside North America. For the region, October sales are up 32 percent compared to the previous month and down four percent compared to the prior year. Combined sales in Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Russia reached 2,220 units, an increase of eight percent over the previous month. Compared to October 2008, vehicle sales decreased 22 percent.

Brand Sales

The Jeep brand. which is to be the only Chrysler Group division to retain a full global footprint, sold 6,097 outside of North America, an increase of 21 percent compared to the previous month. The Jeep Grand Cherokee led the brand with 1,557 vehicle sales. The Dodge Car brand, which will be axed worldwide, sold 4,261 vehicles. The Dodge Journey led the brand for the fourth consecutive month with 1,409 units. The Chrysler brand, also to be pulled from international markets, sold 2,134 vehicles. The Chrysler Grand Voyager led the brand with 673 units sold. The Ram Truck brand sold 250 vehicles. Ram trucks are available only in select markets outside of North America. Chrysler Group LLC sells and services vehicles in more than 120 countries around the world.