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Chrysler Group LLC Reports June 2011 U.S. Sales Increased 30 Percent; Best ...

Retail sales surge 46 percent in June compared with same month a year ago; best retail sales month of the year June marks the 15th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains Jeep®, Dodge and Ram Truck brands all post year-over-year sales gains New 2011 Chrysler 200 sales up 82 percent compared with sales of its predecessor a year ago; retail sales of the Chrysler 200 increase more than five fold All Jeep brand models post at least double-digit sales gains in June led by the new 2011 Jeep Compass, whose sales were up 278 percent versus a year ago All-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee posts 208 percent year-over-year sales increase Ram Truck brand posts a 34 percent increase versus a year ago, the brand’s 14th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains All-new 2011 Dodge Durango three-row SUV sales increase 34 percent compared with sales in the previous month of May 2011 2012 Fiat 500 named Coolest New Car Under $18,000 by Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com Chrysler brand’s 2011 Super Bowl commercial “Born of Fire” takes home five awards at the Cannes Lions 58th International Festival of Creativity 2011 Chrysler Town & Country minivan and the 2011 Dodge Challenger muscle car rank highest in minivan and mid-size sporty car segments in the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Initial Quality Study(SM) 2011 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Durango make AAA’s Top Vehicle Picks for Road Trips 

Chrysler Group LLC today reported U.S. sales of 120,394, a 30 percent increase compared with sales in June 2010 (92,482 units), and the best June sales since 2007.

All Jeep® and Ram Truck brand models contributed to the 30 percent June sales increase, including the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which posted a 208 percent sales increase, and the 2011 Ram pickup truck with a 35 percent sales gain.

Chrysler Group’s new fuel-efficient models also played a significant role in the June sales increase, including the new 2011 Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan, the new 2011 Jeep Compass compact SUV, and the new 2012 Fiat 500 city car.

“Thanks to our alliance with Fiat, we now have 12 models that have EPA-rated highway fuel economy of 25 miles per gallon or higher, and four of those models get 30 mpg or more,” said Reid Bigland, President and CEO – Dodge Brand and Head of U.S. Sales. “This business is all about product and consumers are rapidly discovering everything we now have. Each Chrysler Group brand is contributing to our success and driving our 46 percent retail sales growth.

2011 Dodge Durango - Airstream Forums

The new Durango shares a uni-body construction with the Mercedes and the new Grand Cherokee. Beyond more power and better gear ratio, we went with the 98 Durango to get away from uni-body construction. Some here can give you all the technical reasons for that but, here's my technical reasons. I don't like the way a uni-body vehicle feels with a trailer strapped to it's a**. I think there was likely something else affecting how your trailer towed with the unit body vehicle, The vehicles other specs, tire sizes, hitch set up etc. Today a unit body vehicle is much stronger than a body on frame. A good example of this is to look at how massive the frame is under a 3/4 ton pick up yet when you hit a bump with it you can see the box move in relation to the cab. Even putting one on the hoist changes the box-cab dimension. You are going to find opinions here all over the board. Some would propose pulling a 34 footer with a Toyota Corolla. Others feel that a 1 ton pick-up is necessary to tow a Bambi. You have to do your research, and make an educated decision. How you plan to use your travel trailer/tow vehicle combination is also a factor in this decision. Some Airstreamers are in the mountains all the time. Others never leave the flat lands. Andrew - I may not have given the new Durango a fair look and thanks for the updated information. But, the experience we had with the Cherokee tainted me. Not sure how to describe it but flex/float is what it felt like - and that was towing a 3000 lb. trailer pre Airstream days. We changed out the tires and shocks and that helped a little but not enough. It's a 2011 1500 Silverado Crew Cab LT All Star Edition. That gave us the HD suspension/trailer package the locking rear differential and manual override 6 speed auto. transmission. We dropped down to a 3.42 axle and a 5.3L vortec V8. It has 315 HP versus the 98 Durango at 245. The torque is the same as the old Durango at 335 ft/lb. We picked an additional 28 inches of wheel base.

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