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Chrysler Corporation, an American automobile company specializing in the production of cars of the brands Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Eagle, etc., Dodge trucks, pickups, and various components. There are finance and technology departments of the corporation; electronic and aerospace products are produced. It is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Since 1998 the company has been merged with the Daimler-Benz corporation into a single Daimler-Chrysler concern.

Companywas founded in 1924 by the famous engineer and businessman Walter Chrysler as a result of the reorganization of Maxwell Motor (which in turn acquired Chalmers Motor, founded in 1908) and Willis Overland.

In 1924, the first passenger car of the Chrysler 70 brand came out with a 6-cylinder engine with a high compression ratio at that time, which had hydraulic brakes on all four wheels. This car was a huge success in the United States. In the first year, more than 32,000 units were sold.

In 1926, more comf was releasedOrthopedic variant of Chrysler Foyr, and then Chrysler Imperial Six.

An extremely successful acquisition was the 1928 purchase of the Dodge Company, which immediately made Chrysler one of the most important automobile companies in America. In the same year, the brands Plymouth ("Plymouth") and DeSoto ("De Soto") were launched.

Chrysler made a powerful leap in the late 1940s and 1950s. In 1949, a convenient innovation appeared - starting the car with the ignition key. A range of powerful models propel the company forward in the creation of ever more powerful engines.

In 1955 Chrysle-Imperial "stands out in a separate line" Imperial ". The company makes a strong leap forward and begins to buy up shares of European enterprises: in 1963 it buys 40% of the shares of the Spanish company Barreiros Diesel (Barreiros Diesel), in 1964 30% of the shares of the British automobile consortium Rootes Group (Roots Group), in 1966-67 about 80% of the shares of the French company Simka. These firms are named respectively "Chrysler Espanya", "Chrysler United Kingdom", "Chrysler France" and subsequently merged into "Chrysler Europe".

1970 MitsubishiMotors produces subcompact cars under the Chrysler brand for sale in the United States. But the 70s are becoming unprofitable for the company: the energy crisis and an ill-conceived production policy also affected.

In 1978, the management of the Chrysler Europe division was transferred to the Peugeot-Citroen concern, but Chrysler was still on the verge of bankruptcy. To save the company, the famous manager Lee Iacocca was invited, who managed to get a large loan from the federal government, proving thatClosing the factories of a giant corporation like Chrysler would be America's national tragedy. Iacocca managed to make the company profitable by 1983.

Chrysler is joined by Lamborghini (1987), American Motors Corporation with its famous Jeep division.

The Chrysler Voyager / Town & Country minivan was first introduced as a prototype in Detroit in January 1983. In the fall of 1990, an upgrade was carried out. In January 1995, a new modification appeared. In January 2000, Detroit introduced a new generation of moFir Voyager is designed for the European market. Chrysler Town & Country combines a luxury car and a van.

1985-89 Chrysler develops small, fuel-efficient vehicles in partnership with Mitsubishi Motors and Renault.

Launched in 1986, Le Baron remained on the American market for only six years. The Chrysler Stratus / Cirrus, the successor to the LeBaron, was first introduced in Detroit and Los Angeles in January 1994.

Since 1988, the Eagle series of trucks and pickups has been launched.

Chrysler Concorde was first introduced in January 1992. Concord isThe pioneer of cars that are represented in the Chrysler program as separate models - LHS and 300M. The cars were created on a single platform and practically did not change in 2000.

The "luxury model" LHS with a starting price of $ 28.5 thousand is distinguished by richer equipment and a powerful 3.5-liter engine with 257 hp. This is an extended modification of the Chrysler Concorde (in the USA - NewYorker). It appeared in January 1997.

The high-speed 300M, which is part of the same price group, differs little from the LHS, but is characterized as a luxury sports sedan. For the first time waspresented in Detroit in January 1998.

The Chrysler Viper / GTS, the popular super-powerful and high-speed luxury sports coupe of the Gran Turismo class based on the RT / 10 roadster. First introduced as a prototype in Detroit in January 1993, and as a production model in the summer of 1996. The model is based on the famous 1960s Cobra.

In the fall of 1993, the Chrysler Neon compact front-wheel drive car was released, a compact front-wheel drive car with a transverse engine.

Chrysler Cirrus, export name Stratus, (successor to the LeBaron). It was first introduced in Detroit and Los Angeles in January 1994. Known as the Dodge Stratus and Plymouth Breeze. One of the best models of the company, it is distinguished by good dynamics, controllability, rich standard equipment.

Chrysler Sebring, two-door front-wheel drive vehicle (available in two body styles - coupe and convertible). Premiere - Autumn 1994.

In 1998, a merger with the Daimler-Benz corporation took place. Formed by mergers of two giants, the company was named Daimler-Chrysler.

In 2000, a new car was released.l Chrysler PT Cruiser designed for the European market. At American enterprises, production was suspended in 2000 to reorient to new markets due to the saturation of the American one.

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