The Auburn Hills-based automaker's global vehicle sales rose 22 percent to 630,000 units in the quarter, while its U.S. retail sales were up 32 percent. Revenue increased to $16.8 billion, an improvement of 23 percent from $13.7 billion in the second quarter of 2011.
Earlier this month, Marchionne predicted an operating profit in excess of $3 billion for Chrysler in 2012.
"Chrysler sold 1.23 million cars in the first half, which is over half of our target," Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne told Reuters. "The objective of $3 billion is close at hand. We could overshoot it."
