Jeep Cherokee Manages to Outsell Jeep Wrangler in August
Jeep Cherokee sales were up by 85 percent last month, while the Wrangler celebrated its best August sales month ever
The Jeep Cherokee overthrew the Jeep Wrangler for sales supremacy last month
Throughout the first half of 2018, the Jeep Wrangler rose to the top of Jeep’s sales charts as the brand’s best-selling model. Yet, the sales results from last month prove that the Wrangler has encountered some competition for that title.
The Jeep Cherokee was actually the best-selling Jeep in August.
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Indeed, Jeep sold a total of 21,978 Cherokee vehicles last month, a sales increase of 85 percent compared to the 11,874 it sold last August. Meanwhile, Jeep sold a total of 20,168 Wrangler vehicles during that same period.
The Wrangler is still top model when it comes to year-to-date sales. Jeep has sold a total of 174,968 Wranglers so far this year, with 155,907 Jeep Cherokee models delivered during that time.
That’s not the Jeep Wrangler’s only cause for celebration. As it turns out, the Wrangler set a new August sales record last month.
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee was right behind the Wrangler in terms of sales last month, with a total of 20,072 units sold. Unfortunately, that’s a far cry from the 23,572 Grand Cherokees sold during August of 2017.
Year-to-date, Grand Cherokee sales are down by 7 percent. Jeep has delivered 147,341 units of the vehicle so far this year.
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Compass sales also continue to rise, with a 76 percent sales increase in August. So far this year, Jeep Compass sales are up by an incredible 173 percent.
Even the Jeep Renegade fared rather well last month. While sales for the model were down, they only declined by 1 percent, with a total of 8,922 Renegades sold in August.
Renegade sales stayed rather stagnant in August
In all, Jeep’s sales were up by 20 percent in August. Jeep has sold a grand total of 662,430 vehicles so far this year, a sales increase of 21 percent.
You can take a look at Jeep’s sales performance during August using the sales chart included below:
Jeep August 2018 Sales
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