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History of Chrysler Corporation
MAXWELL1904 Maxwell Motor Corp. est.1908 Chalmers Motor Car Co. est1922 Maxwell Motor Corp. purchases Chalmers Motor Car Co.
OVERLAND1903 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 KAISER1946 Kaiser-Frazer Corp est.1953 Kaiser buys Willys-Overland1963 Kaiser Jeep Corp. est
AMERICAN MOTORS CORP.1902 Thomas B. Jeffry & Co produces first Rambler1909 Hudson Motor Car Co. est.1916 Nash Co. established by taking over Rambler1937 Nash Co. merges with Kelvinator1954 Nash-Kelvinator & Hudson Form American Motors Corporation
DAIMLER-BENZ1900 Daimler Motoren-Gesellschaft Company established to sell cars under the Mercedes name1924 Benz &Cie and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft join in a community of interest1926 Benz & Cie and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft merge into one company called Daimler-Benz
CHRYSLER CORPORATION1925 Walter P. Chrysler purchases Maxwell Chalmers and forms Chrysler Corporation1928 Plymouth & DeSoto Automobiles introduced 1928 Chrysler acquires Dodge Bros. Co1954 Imperial established as a division of Chrysler Corp.1987 Chrysler Corporation acquires American Motors Corporation1988 Eagle auto introduced by Chrysler1998 Mercedes-Benz acquires Chrysler Corporation1999 Daimler-Chrysler first joint venture 2007 Cerberus Capital purchased 80% of Chrysler from Daimler 2009 Chrysler partners with Fiat2014 Fiat Chrysler automobiles created, known as FCA-US-LLC2021 Stellantis created by merger of Fiat Chrysler & PSA Group-Peugeot Societe Anongme Compiled by Gene Donatiello 2024
CHRYSLER CORPORATION TIME LINEPrepared by Gene DonatielloFor: Nostalgic Chrysler Products Club - New Jersey Shore Region 1900 Daimler Motoren-Gesellschaft Company established to sell cars under the Mercedes name1902 Thomas B. Jeffry & Co produced the first Rambler1903 Overland Car Company established.1904 Maxwell Motor Car Company established1908 Chalmers Motor Car Company established1908 Willys takes over Overland and established Willys-Overland1909 Hudson Motor Car Co. established1914 Dodge Brothers Co. established1916 Nash Company established by taking over Rambler1922 Maxwell Motor Car Company purchased Chalmers Motor Car Company1924 The first Chrysler Six was produced1925 Walter P. Chrysler purchased Maxwell-Chalmers and forms Chrysler Corporation1928 Chrysler introduced Plymouth and DeSoto Automobiles1928 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 established1937 Nash merges with Kelvinator1946 Kaiser Frazer Corporation established1953 Kaiser merged with Willys1954 Imperial established as a separate division of Chrysler1954 Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson merge to form American Motors1956 Demise of Willys-Overland1958 Chrysler bought 25 percent of French motor car company Simca 1961 The last DeSoto cars were sold1963 Kaiser becomes Kaiser-Jeep Corporation1970 American Motors purchased Kaiser Jeep Corporation1978 Chrysler sold its European auto interest to Peugeot1987 Chrysler Corporation and American Motors merged.1988 Eagle auto brand introduced by Chrysler 1993 Last time Imperial name was used1998 Mercedes-Benz acquired Chrysler Corporation1999 Daimler-Chrysler’s first joint venture. 2001 Chrylser discontinued producing Plymouth automobiles2007 Cerberus Capital purchased 80% of Chrysler from Daimler2009 June 10th Chrysler Corp emerges from bankruptcy2009 Chrysler partners with Fiat 2014 Fiat Chrysler automobiles created, known as FCA-US-LLC 2021 Stellantis created by merger of Fiat Chrysler & PSA Group-Peugeot Societe Anongme
OVERLAND1903 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 KAISER1946 Kaiser-Frazer Corp est.1953 Kaiser buys Willys-Overland1963 Kaiser Jeep Corp. est
AMERICAN MOTORS CORP.1902 Thomas B. Jeffry & Co produces first Rambler1909 Hudson Motor Car Co. est.1916 Nash Co. established by taking over Rambler1937 Nash Co. merges with Kelvinator1954 Nash-Kelvinator & Hudson Form American Motors Corporation
DAIMLER-BENZ1900 Daimler Motoren-Gesellschaft Company established to sell cars under the Mercedes name1924 Benz &Cie and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft join in a community of interest1926 Benz & Cie and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft merge into one company called Daimler-Benz
CHRYSLER CORPORATION1925 Walter P. Chrysler purchases Maxwell Chalmers and forms Chrysler Corporation1928 Plymouth & DeSoto Automobiles introduced 1928 Chrysler acquires Dodge Bros. Co1954 Imperial established as a division of Chrysler Corp.1987 Chrysler Corporation acquires American Motors Corporation1988 Eagle auto introduced by Chrysler1998 Mercedes-Benz acquires Chrysler Corporation1999 Daimler-Chrysler first joint venture 2007 Cerberus Capital purchased 80% of Chrysler from Daimler 2009 Chrysler partners with Fiat2014 Fiat Chrysler automobiles created, known as FCA-US-LLC2021 Stellantis created by merger of Fiat Chrysler & PSA Group-Peugeot Societe Anongme Compiled by Gene Donatiello 2024
CHRYSLER CORPORATION TIME LINEPrepared by Gene DonatielloFor: Nostalgic Chrysler Products Club - New Jersey Shore Region 1900 Daimler Motoren-Gesellschaft Company established to sell cars under the Mercedes name1902 Thomas B. Jeffry & Co produced the first Rambler1903 Overland Car Company established.1904 Maxwell Motor Car Company established1908 Chalmers Motor Car Company established1908 Willys takes over Overland and established Willys-Overland1909 Hudson Motor Car Co. established1914 Dodge Brothers Co. established1916 Nash Company established by taking over Rambler1922 Maxwell Motor Car Company purchased Chalmers Motor Car Company1924 The first Chrysler Six was produced1925 Walter P. Chrysler purchased Maxwell-Chalmers and forms Chrysler Corporation1928 Chrysler introduced Plymouth and DeSoto Automobiles1928 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 established1937 Nash merges with Kelvinator1946 Kaiser Frazer Corporation established1953 Kaiser merged with Willys1954 Imperial established as a separate division of Chrysler1954 Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson merge to form American Motors1956 Demise of Willys-Overland1958 Chrysler bought 25 percent of French motor car company Simca 1961 The last DeSoto cars were sold1963 Kaiser becomes Kaiser-Jeep Corporation1970 American Motors purchased Kaiser Jeep Corporation1978 Chrysler sold its European auto interest to Peugeot1987 Chrysler Corporation and American Motors merged.1988 Eagle auto brand introduced by Chrysler 1993 Last time Imperial name was used1998 Mercedes-Benz acquired Chrysler Corporation1999 Daimler-Chrysler’s first joint venture. 2001 Chrylser discontinued producing Plymouth automobiles2007 Cerberus Capital purchased 80% of Chrysler from Daimler2009 June 10th Chrysler Corp emerges from bankruptcy2009 Chrysler partners with Fiat 2014 Fiat Chrysler automobiles created, known as FCA-US-LLC 2021 Stellantis created by merger of Fiat Chrysler & PSA Group-Peugeot Societe Anongme