Stellantis Sales Are Flat, But The Numbers Tell A Wild Story

Key Takeaways

• Stellantis’ third-quarter US sales were essentially unchanged, but digging deeper reveals a wild story.
• Ram surged 29% as Jeep fell 20%, while Alfa Romeo collapsed 65% and Dodge and Chrysler barely moved.
• Gas Chargers outsold electric ones nearly 15-to-1, and one lonely ProMaster City found a buyer.
• The Ram 1500 deserves most of the credit for Ram’s sales explosion, with sales jumping 73% to 76,650 units.
• Alfa Romeo sold just 569 vehicles across the United States during the entire third quarter, down 65% from last year.

What’s Happening at Jeep?

Jeep’s third-quarter sales fell 20% from 160,564 to 128,542 vehicles. Year-to-date sales are down a less dramatic 8%. The Wrangler remains remarkably resilient, with its 44,757 sales representing a 5% improvement, while year-to-date volume is up 2%.

The Gladiator wasn’t so lucky, falling 9% for the quarter and 20% for the year, while Grand Cherokee sales dropped 30% during Q3. Then there’s the Wagoneer S. Jeep sold just 146 examples during the entire quarter, down 96% from 4,163 a year ago.

Jeep has already put the Wagoneer S on hiatus for 2026, with an updated version expected to return for 2027, and these numbers make it pretty easy to understand why. The new Cherokee Hybrid naturally produced the biggest percentage increase, jumping from just 131 sales last year to 10,344 this quarter as production ramped up.

What’s Behind Ram’s Sales Surge?

Ram sales jumped 29% during Q3, from 103,717 to 134,072 vehicles. The Ram 1500 deserves most of the credit, with sales exploding 73% to 76,650 units. Through September, light-duty pickup sales are up 41%.

Apparently, nobody told Ram buyers that they’re supposed to be worried about interest rates, eight-year loans, inflation, or the economy. Ram added 30,355 sales during the quarter while Jeep lost 32,022. Those two swings almost perfectly cancel each other out, which goes a long way toward explaining Stellantis’ seemingly uneventful overall result.

What’s Happening at Chrysler?

Chrysler sold 34,494 vehicles last quarter. That’s effectively the entire brand, but perhaps more surprising is that the aging minivan isn’t merely hanging around. Pacifica sales actually increased 6% during Q3 and 13% year-to-date, crossing 100,000 sales through September.

Chrysler has spent years talking about its future while its heavily warmed-over minivan keeps quietly doing the work in the present. At this rate, perhaps they should just leave it alone. It’s clearly working just fine, and plenty of Stellantis products seem to follow the same trend.

What’s Going On at Dodge?

Dodge’s overall result wasn’t particularly exciting, with Q3 sales rising 2% while year-to-date volume remains down 3%. What’s happening underneath that figure certainly is. Dodge sold 3,446 gas-powered Chargers during the quarter compared with just 233 electric Charger Daytonas.

That’s nearly 15 ICE Chargers for every EV. The year-over-year percentages are distorted by the respective rollout schedules, but the current sales split is difficult to miss. Perhaps more notably, neither version is Dodge’s biggest seller. Not even close.

What’s Happening at Alfa Romeo?

The Italian brand sold just 569 vehicles across the United States during the entire third quarter, down 65% from 1,614 last year. Year-to-date sales have been cut by more than half, falling from 4,778 to 2,316.

There isn’t even one model cushioning the blow. Giulia sales fell 47%, Stelvio dropped 42%, and the considerably newer Tonale plunged 79% to just 199 units. For some perspective, Ram sold more 1500s during an average day of Q3 than Alfa Romeo sold cars during the entire quarter.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What were Stellantis’ third-quarter US sales?

Stellantis’ third-quarter US sales were essentially unchanged, with 324,277 vehicles sold, down just 548 units from the same period last year.

Q: Which Stellantis brand had the biggest sales increase?

Ram had the biggest sales increase, with sales jumping 29% during Q3, from 103,717 to 134,072 vehicles.

Q: Which Stellantis brand had the biggest sales decrease?

Alfa Romeo had the biggest sales decrease, with sales falling 65% from 1,614 to 569 vehicles during the third quarter.