TORonTO — Sales at both Chrysler and GM Canada rose in November.

Chrysler saw the bigger increase, up 13 per cent as it sold 19,206 vehicles, compared with 17,013 in the same month last year.

The company credited the launch of its 2014 Jeep Cherokee for the boost, saying 1,285 Jeep Cherokee SUVs were sold in their first month of availability.

Records were also set for Chrysler Town & Country and Ram trucks, while passenger car sales were up nine per cent, making it the automakers best November since 2001.

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GM said Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers delivered 17,482 vehicles in November, up almost one per cent from the same month last year.

GMC Acadia sales were up 58 per cent for the month, while Cadillac sales increased by 53 per cent in November driven by the Cadillac ATS, the new Cadillac CTS and the Cadillac SRX. Chevrolet Malibu sales and Total Buick sales also increased, by 11 and 22 per cent respectively.