Ram sales are up 44% according to TFLhttps://www.tfltruck.com/2018/12/rams-november-sales-numbers-soar-sales-report/Jeep sales up 20% according to USA todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/12/03/december-us-auto-sales/2189608002/That and the new Jeep Gladiator looks to be a big hit - likely to blunt the release of the Ford ranger a bit.Time to go fishing in Texas I guess.

The “darling” of the press is the newest model.

Sadly Jeeps have one of the worst reliability records.DDs new Jeep has been sitting for nearly two months waiting for a new transmission.

Flashman wrote:Ram sales are up 44% according to TFLI wouldn't take particular note of things like that except.......in this case, that means that the sales of cars is way DOWN too.The next time the price of gas goes way UP and the economy takes a nosedive.....there will be a lot of people with bad-assed pickup trucks sitting in the driveway because they can't afford to buy gas for it.And there won't be any cars available because at least 2 large companies intend to stop making them.Pogo was right.For those not old enough to remember: We have met the enemy, and it is US. Apparently there really IS no cure for stupidity.

OWNED TWO RAMS ,YOU COULD NOT GIVE ME ANOTHER, AND JEEPS ARE JUNK. YOU WANT A CHEAP TRUCK BUY A DODGE.

midnightsadie wrote:OWNED TWO RAMS ,YOU COULD NOT GIVE ME ANOTHER, AND JEEPS ARE JUNK. YOU WANT A CHEAP TRUCK BUY A DODGE.Well... Sorry for your loss.We’ve owned several Jeeps and we recently bought our 3rd Dodge Ram truck. First was gasoline powered, last 2 Cummins.It’s been a good ride, FWIW.

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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Dec 11, 2018
I have a good Dealership at least they give a NICE Rental car. Brand new 300 with 4k on it.
MetalGator
Nomad
Dec 11, 2018
Our family has had 3 Jeeps. We currently have a 2014 Wrangler JKU and a 2015 Wrangler JK. We previously had a Jeep Cherokee. I've not had any issues with any of the Jeeps. I think part of the reason Jeeps get a bad rap is people abuse them. They are solid vehicles and are great to tow behind a motorhome. They are a bit over priced for what they are but they have a terrific resale value. I've seen people buy new Wranglers and sell them a few years later for what they paid for them.

Burch
Perrysburg_Dodg
Explorer
Dec 10, 2018
Lessmore wrote:
donn0128 wrote:
Sadly Jeeps have one of the worst reliability records.
DDs new Jeep has been sitting for nearly two months waiting for a new transmission.

Correct by our experience. A family member bought a new 2014 Jeep Patriot Trail Rated Package in 2014. Many problems and the Jeep dealership he bought it from was generally inept. At the end of his ownership of this lemon, he took it to a another Jeep dealer, who was excellent and repaired the vehicle well. But by this time he had ..had enough...of Jeep and traded it in on a new Nissan truck. The Nissan...made in Tennessee has been faultless.

LOL you can hardly find any good dealerships now a days and this includes the imports! As for waiting two months to get a trans what trans is it? You can order one off of Mopar Direct and have it shipped in three days. Sounds like some BS to me. Call the dealer or better yet call Mopar get a quote for a new trans and delivery estimate then call Jeep and ask them why the dealer can't get your DD a trans.

Don
shelbyfv
Explorer
Dec 10, 2018
There's lots on the internet about how/why Chrysler continues to have significant sales despite the reliability/quality concerns. Part of it appears to be niche vehicles like Jeeps and monster motor rwd sedans. You can't get those from other makes for anywhere close to the price.
Lessmore
Explorer II
Dec 10, 2018
donn0128 wrote:
Sadly Jeeps have one of the worst reliability records.
DDs new Jeep has been sitting for nearly two months waiting for a new transmission.

Correct by our experience. A family member bought a new 2014 Jeep Patriot Trail Rated Package in 2014. Many problems and the Jeep dealership he bought it from was generally inept. At the end of his ownership of this lemon, he took it to a another Jeep dealer, who was excellent and repaired the vehicle well. But by this time he had ..had enough...of Jeep and traded it in on a new Nissan truck. The Nissan...made in Tennessee has been faultless.
Perrysburg_Dodg
Explorer
Dec 09, 2018
Dad is still driving his first Gen 1991 Cummins, no rust on it but the headliner is falling down.

Don
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Dec 08, 2018
My 98 my Son has now has 400k with no rust.
Kevin_Todd
Explorer
Dec 08, 2018
My '02 Ram has close to 400,000 on it now and still basically stock. No rust. I wouldn't look at another brand. When we finally get able to travel more I'll be looking for another one.
Perrysburg_Dodg
Explorer
Dec 07, 2018
Ram was +14.1 over 2017 Ford GM and Chevy were all in the red. The bigger question is what Ford includes in their F-Series trucks. F-Series goes from f-150 to f-750 so until it is broken down into segments I would hope there numbers are higher than GM and Ram!

BTW what car company is opening a new plant (retooled engine plant) in Detroit? It's not GM or Ford! https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2018/12/06/fiat-chrysler-open-new-assembly-plant-detroit/2225735002/
mich800
Explorer
Dec 04, 2018
BB_TX wrote:
Dadoffourgirls wrote:
BB_TX wrote:
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The real shocker is how GM is fading. Ram must be taking those sales.

What do you mean? What is fading? GM Silverado was up 1.4% through September (last public data), excluding cars, they were up nearly 5%.

Please explain!

Yes, Silverado was up 1.4% for the year, but down 14.3 percent for the 3rd quarter. And GMC Sierra was down 1.4% for the year and down 7.1% for the 3rd quarter.

Truck sales

So Ram and GM were both basically flat year over year through the third quarter.