There may be more Brits searching for Chrysler car spares in the future, if new figures are anything to go by.

September saw the manufacturer record its best sales month in the UK so far this year.

Compared with the same period in 2008, volumes were up by 16.8 per cent – with the company shifting a total of 2,014 vehicles.

Managing director Federico Goretti stated: "These September figures are a tribute to the hard work put in by our dealer network and everyone connected with Chrysler."

The group’s top-selling model in the UK last month was the Dodge Journey – with 432 examples of the auto being registered.

In second and third places respectively were the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Chrysler Grand Voyager.

Meanwhile, anyone booking a test drive – scheduled to take place before the end of the year – in one of the group’s models will be entered into a prize draw to win a trekking holiday in the States.

Motorists who book a test drive of a Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep model, which is scheduled to take place before the end of the year, may find they end up travelling further than they were expecting.

The manufacturer has revealed anyone who tries out one of its autos by December 31st will be entered into a competition to win a trekking holiday for two in the USA.

It decided to organise the prize draw to celebrate the fact Jeep is now the official vehicle supplier for the Horse of the Year Show.

Whoever’s name is pulled out of the hat will be treated to a week-long, all-inclusive stay at the Tanque Verde resort in Arizona.

A wide range of activities are on offer to holidaymakers at the facility and the horseback riding is suitable for people of all abilities.

Over the summer, a similar prize draw was announced – which offered motorists the chance to win an astronaut-training trip to Florida.