Fiat Chrysler’s July 2016 Sales in Focus

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCAU) fell by 4.0% to close at $6.08 per share on August 2, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were -13.1%, -2.6%, and -56.5%, respectively, on the same day.

FCAU is trading 6.4% below its 20-day moving average, 8.9% below its 50-day moving average, and 33.1% below its 200-day moving average.

The Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) invests 0.10% of its holdings in Fiat Chrysler. The ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap stocks from developed markets outside the US, dynamically transitioning to include small caps and Canadian stocks. The YTD price movement of VEA was 1.0% on August 2.

The market caps of Fiat Chrysler’s competitors are as follows:

• Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) — $182.9 billion
• Ford Motor Company (F) — $47.6 billion
• Tesla Motors (TSLA) — $32.6 billion

Below is a breakdown of Fiat Chrysler’s US sales in July:

• Fiat Chrysler US: 180,727 units, which is a rise of 0.33% over July 2015
• Jeep: 79,246 units, which is a rise of 5.0% over July 2015
• Chrysler: 19,095 units, which is a fall of 4.1% from July 2015
• Dodge: 35,520 units, which is a fall of 10.1% from July 2015
• Fiat: 2,754 units, which is a fall of 13.8% from July 2015
• Ram: 44,069 units, which is a rise of 4.9% from July 2015

Now the breakdown of sales in Italy:

• FCA Italy reported a rise in sales of 4.8% from July 2015.
• Fiat brand reported a rise in sales of 4.3% from July 2015.
• Alfa Romeo reported a rise in sales of 6.1% from July 2015.
• Jeep reported a rise in sales of 18.7% from July 2015.

Now we’ll take a look at Toyota Motor sales in July 2016.