Chrysler sales surge 44.5%; Ford up 13.3% and GM sales up 6.9%

2:30 PM, Dec. 1, 2011
By Brent Snavely
Detroit Free Press Business Writer

Chrysler said its November sales increased 44.5% in November from a year earlier as improving consumer confidence and enticing deals fueled what might prove to be the best month in more than two years for the auto industry.

The sales increase was led by the Chrysler brand, which soared 92%. Jeep sales increased 50%, Dodge rose 43% and Ram increased 7%.

“November was another huge month for the Chrysler Group and our highest year-over-year sales gain of 2011,â€