Stellantis NV's U.S. sales ticked up 6% in the third quarter thanks to strong performances from stalwarts like the Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Durango SUVs and the Ram 1500 pickup.

The increase snaps a series of declining U.S. quarterly sales for the automaker that stretched back two years. Stellantis is in the middle of a turnaround effort led by its relatively new CEO, Antonio Filosa, who has prioritized fixing the carmaker's recent sales woes and other problems in profit-rich North America.

Jeep sales rose 11% in the quarter after a strong performance from the Wrangler and its sibling pickup, the Gladiator. Ram sales slipped 5% amid falling year-over-year sales of its heavy-duty pickup line and ProMaster vans, though sales of the flagship Ram 1500 light-duty pickup — which recently brought back a Hemi V-8 engine option — were up 10%, and the carmaker said retail-only sales were strong.

Chrysler sales rose 30% after a good stretch for the Pacifica minivan. And Dodge was down only 2%, despite a shrinking lineup that has been impacted by tariffs, after the Detroit-built Durango SUV had its best third-quarter sales in two decades, surging 44%.

Jeff Kommor, head of U.S. sales, said the automaker had a good September with its highest monthly market share in 15 months.

“We are taking deliberate actions, including the highly anticipated return of HEMI V-8 to Ram, the introduction of the all-new 2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack and the return of the all-new 2026 Jeep Cherokee, a critical vehicle in the CUV segment, to keep that sales momentum moving forward, with all vehicles set to arrive in dealerships now through the end of this year," Kommor said in a statement.

Stellantis, like other automakers, was working to sell down its EVs and plug-in hybrids that qualified for the federal government's $7,500 tax credit before the program expired earlier this week. It sold more than 4,000 of its Jeep Wagoneer S SUVs, almost 2,800 Dodge Charger Daytona muscle cars and 288 Fiat 500e city cars in the period, all fully-electric offerings. It did not break out sales figures for its plug-in hybrid models.

Mike Bettenhausen, a Chicago-area Stellantis dealer who heads the company's national dealer council, said the bulk of the automaker's remaining EVs around the country were sold down prior to the deadline, thanks to a final push of incentives being offered on the vehicles in the final weeks.

Still, the automaker said Wednesday that it would offer discounts in the form of bonus cash on existing dealer inventory of its EVs and plug-in hybrid vehicles to essentially replicate what the $7,500 tax credit offered.

Stellantis' sales increase trailed its Detroit rivals. General Motors Co. said its sales grew 7.7% in the quarter as it doubled its EV sales compared to the same period a year ago. And Ford Motor Co. also saw an EV sales surge ahead of the tax credit's end that contributed to a 8.2% overall sales increase in the United States.

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