Fiat Chrysler car sales up 13.5% in February

(ANSA) Turin, - Fiat Chrsyler Automobiles sales surged by 13.5% in February, the best such increase since March 2010, the company said Monday.
    All car models sold more but the recovery was spearheaded by the Jeep with 2,500 deliveries, an increase of 290.6% giving it a market share of 1.8%.
    Fiat models dominated the Italian market with cars from the group taking the top five sales places occupied by the Panda, 500L, Ypsilon, Punto and 500.
    The newly launched 500X and Renegade within weeks became the most sold in their market segments, said the company.
    The sturdy Fiat Panda once again was the most sold car in Italy with 9,800 new sales and a share of the A segment of the market of 38.4% while the Fiat 500 continued to do well with a market share of 17.3% in its segment.