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"  As year-end sales figures trickle in, it looks like 2012 was a strong year for the U.S. automaker. General Motors reports sales of over 1 million vehicles with 30 mpg or more, and Ford moved more than 2 million cars. But the best 2012 might have been at the Chrysler Group, which saw a 21 percent boost in 2012, selling 1.6 million vehicles by Fiat, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram. Every brand, save one, posted double-digit gains in North American sales over the last 12 months. The outlier was Fiat, which posted a triple-digit gain. Whether it was firing their U.S. chief, bringing in Charlie Sheen, or tuning the 500 Abarth (pictured above) for the U.S. market, something must have struck a chord with consumers. The company saw a 120 percent jump in Fiat 500 sales compared to last year\u2014especially good news since Fiat is currently pulling a Mini (or Prius) and expanding the 500 lineup. Chrysler&amp;#039;s good news for 2012 doesn&amp;#039;t even include the company&amp;#039;s halo car, the 2013 SRT Viper, which has yet to make its first deliveries. That didn&amp;#039;t stop Dodge from selling 20 older fourth-generation Vipers\u2014down from the 196 sold in 2011. Apparently some people just can&amp;#039;t wait. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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