CHRYSLER CORPORATION HERITAGE
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MAXWELL
1904 Maxwell Motor Corp. est.
1908 Chalmers Motor Car Co. est
1922 Maxwell Motor Corp. purchases Chalmers Motor Car Co.
OVERLAND
1903 Overland Car Company est.
1908 Willy's takes over Overland & establishes Willy's-Overland
DODGE BROTHERS CO.
1914 John & Horace Dodge produced their first automobile KAISER
1946 Kaiser-Frazer Corp est.
1953 Kaiser buys Willys-Overland
1963 Kaiser Jeep Corp. est
AMERICAN MOTORS CORP.
1902 Thomas B. Jeffry & Co produces first Rambler
1909 Hudson Motor Car Co. est.
1916 Nash Co. established by taking over Rambler
1937 Nash Co. merges with Kelvinator
1954 Nash-Kelvinator & Hudson Form American Motors Corporation
DAIMLER-BENZ
1900 Daimler Motoren-Gesellschaft Company established to sell cars under the Mercedes name
1924 Benz &Cie and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft join in a community of interest
1926 Benz & Cie and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft merge into one company called Daimler-Benz
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
1925 Walter P. Chrysler purchases Maxwell Chalmers and forms Chrysler Corporation
1928 Plymouth & DeSoto Automobiles introduced 1928 Chrysler acquires Dodge Bros. Co
1954 Imperial established as a division of Chrysler Corp.
1987 Chrysler Corporation acquires American Motors Corporation
1988 Eagle auto introduced by Chrysler
1998 Mercedes-Benz acquires Chrysler Corporation
1999 Daimler-Chrysler first joint venture
Compiled by Gene Donatiello 1999
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CHRYSLER CORPORATION TIME LINE
Prepared by Gene Donatiello
For: National Chrysler Products Club - New Jersey Shore Region
1902 Thomas B. Jeffry & Co produced the first Rambler
1903 Overland Car Company established.
1904 Maxwell Motor Car Company established
1908 Chalmers Motor Car Company established
1908 Willys takes over Overland and established Willys-Overland
1909 Hudson Motor Car Co. established
1914 Dodge Brothers Co. established
1916 Nash Company established by taking over Rambler
1922 Maxwell Motor Car Company purchased Chalmers Motor Car Company
1924 The first Chrysler Six was produced
1925 Walter P. Chrysler purchased Maxwell-Chalmers and forms Chrysler Corporation
1928 Chrysler introduced Plymouth and DeSoto Automobiles
1928 Chrysler acquired Dodge Brothers Co.
1929 Chrysler Motor Parts Corp is formed (later called Mopar)
1930 Chrysler introduced their first 8 cylinder engine.
1933 Mopar trade name established
1937 Nash merges with Kelvinator
1946 Kaiser Frazer Corporation established
1953 Kaiser merged with Willys
1954 Imperial established as a division of Chrysler
1954 Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson merge to form American Motors
1956 Demise of Willys-Overland
1958 Chrysler bought 25 percent of French motor car company Simca
1963 Kaiser becomes Kaiser-Jeep Corporation
1970 American Motors purchased Kaiser Jeep Corporation
1975 Demise of the Imperial automobile.
1978 Chrysler sold its European auto interest to Peugeot
1987 Chrysler Corporation and American Motors merged.
1988 Eagle auto brand introduced by Chrysler
1998 Mercedes-Benz acquired Chrysler Corporation
1999 Daimler-Chrysler’s first joint venture.
2007 Cerberus Capital purchased 80% of Chrysler from Daimler
2009 June 10th Chrysler Corp emerges from bankruptcy
2009 Chrysler partners with Fiat
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