Chrysler CEO sees international sales increasing

DETROIT, Sept 25 (Reuters) -Chrysler Group Chief Executive Tom LaSorda said on Monday that international sales of its cars and trucks will account for 9 percent of the company's overall sales in 2007.

LaSorda, speaking to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit, said the sales target compares to about 6 percent in 2000.

International sales for the Chrysler Group, the U.S. arm of DaimlerChrysler AG (DCXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) were up 14 percent in the first eight months of this year, he said.

Some of those gains have come from the popular new hatchback Dodge Caliber, LaSorda said. Chrysler sold 7,000 Calibers outside the United States in the first three months of this year.