Jeep is making inroads with consumers looking for smaller crossovers with the freshened Compass, a welcome development for a brand that has at times struggled to compete in the lower end of the market.
Compass sales in the United States were up 22 per cent in the first quarter, to 24,408. It was a similar story in Canada, where sales were up 23 per cent to 2,048.
Jeep's progress in the compact segment is occurring while the brand moves upstream with all-new entries. It has been aggressively vying for space in the three-row utility market with the Grand Cherokee L and its growing Wagoneer family, which will add extended L variants this year.
The product influx helped Stellantis' market share rise to 11.7 per cent in North America in the first quarter.