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Stellantis Q3 US Sales Flat as Ram Surges and Jeep Slumps
ReStellantis Q3 US Sales Flat as Ram Surges and Jeep Slumps
Stellantis sold 324,277 vehicles in the third quarter, essentially flat year over year, but the headline number masks sharp brand-level swings: Ram jumped 29% while Jeep fell 20%, Alfa Romeo collapsed 65%, and gas Chargers outsold electric ones nearly 15 to 1.
Stellantis reported essentially flat third-quarter US sales, but the automaker's brand-by-brand results reveal an unusually turbulent period in which Ram surged, Jeep slumped, and Alfa Romeo nearly collapsed.
The company sold 324,277 vehicles during the quarter, down just 548 units from the same period a year earlier. Through September, sales rose 3% to 958,463 vehicles. The stable bottom line, however, conceals large swings underneath: Ram added 30,355 sales during the quarter while Jeep lost 32,022, two moves that almost perfectly canceled each other out.
Ram was the standout performer, with third-quarter sales climbing 29% from 103,717 to 134,072 vehicles. The Ram 1500 did most of the work, jumping 73% to 76,650 units, while light-duty pickup sales rose 41% through September. The brand's results suggest buyers remain undeterred by elevated interest rates, long loan terms, inflation, and broader economic uncertainty.
Jeep moved in the opposite direction, with quarterly sales falling 20% from 160,564 to 128,542 vehicles. Year-to-date volume is down 8%. The Wrangler held its ground, rising 5% to 44,757 units in the quarter and 2% for the year, but the Gladiator fell 9% for the quarter and 20% year to date, and Grand Cherokee sales dropped 30% in the third quarter.
The steepest decline came from the Wagoneer S, which sold just 146 examples in the quarter, down 96% from 4,163 a year earlier. Through September, only 519 have been sold compared with 10,426 in the same period last year. Jeep has already paused the Wagoneer S for 2026, with an updated version expected for 2027. The new Cherokee Hybrid posted the largest percentage gain, rising from 131 sales a year ago to 10,344 as production ramped up, while Compass sales fell 62%.
Chrysler sold 34,494 vehicles last quarter, effectively the brand's entire volume, and the aging Pacifica minivan continued to outperform expectations. Pacifica sales rose 6% in the quarter and 13% year to date, crossing 100,000 units through September. Dodge's overall result was modest, with quarterly sales up 2% and year-to-date volume down 3%, but the brand's Charger lineup told a sharper story: 3,446 gas-powered Chargers were sold versus just 233 electric Charger Daytonas, a ratio of nearly 15 to 1. Neither version was Dodge's top seller. The Durango moved 22,755 units, up 14%, accounting for roughly 86% of all Dodge sales in the quarter.
Alfa Romeo had a punishing quarter, selling just 569 vehicles in the US, down 65% from 1,614 a year earlier. Year-to-date sales fell by more than half, from 4,778 to 2,316. Every model declined: Giulia fell 47%, Stelvio dropped 42%, and the newer Tonale plunged 79% to 199 units. For perspective, Ram sold more 1500s on an average day of the quarter than Alfa Romeo sold cars in the entire period.
Fiat fared even worse, selling just 54 vehicles in the quarter, down 83%, consisting of 52 examples of the 500e and two lingering 500Xs. The brand's year-to-date total was not fully detailed in the report.
One of the quarter's more curious footnotes involved the Ram ProMaster City, a model discontinued after 2022. Stellantis reported selling exactly one during the third quarter, the only example sold all year, even though its all-new replacement is not scheduled to reach dealers until early 2027.
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