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Fiat Chrysler follows GM, Ford in ending monthly sales reports

Marielle Segarra May 2, 2019
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A FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) logo is displayed on March 6, 2019 during a press day ahead of the Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva. HAROLD CUNNINGHAM/AFP/Getty Images

Fiat Chrysler follows GM, Ford in ending monthly sales reports

Marielle Segarra May 2, 2019
A FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) logo is displayed on March 6, 2019 during a press day ahead of the Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva. HAROLD CUNNINGHAM/AFP/Getty Images
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Fiat Chrysler’s going to stop reporting sales on a monthly basis. Instead, the carmaker will report sales quarterly. General Motors and Ford have already made the change. Automakers started issuing monthly sales figures under pressure from analysts who wanted more transparency, but for Fiat Chrysler, GM and Ford, the practice created short-term incentives that weren’t in the companies’ long-term interest.

 

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