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The new, lower-priced 4-cylinder Chrysler introduced for 1926 year was a badge-engineered Maxwell. [8] The advanced engineering and testing that went into Chrysler Corporation cars helped to push the company to the second-place position in U.S. sales by 1936, a position it would last hold in 1949.
The Chrysler company was founded by Walter Chrysler on June 6, 1925, [12] [13] when the Maxwell Motor Company (est. 1904) was re-organized into the Chrysler Corporation. [14] [15] The company was headquartered in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park, [16] [17] [18] where it remained until completing the move to its present Auburn Hills location in 1996.
The first Chrysler cars were introduced on January 5, 1924, at the New York Automobile Show – one year before Chrysler Corporation itself was created. These cars, launched by Maxwell Motors, had a new high-compression six-cylinder, a seven-bearing crankshaft, carburetor air cleaner, replaceable oil filter, and four-wheel hydraulic brakes.
On March 25, 1954, Chrysler officially introduced to the public its first attempt at a turbine-powered car. Chrysler installed an experimental turbine, developed specifically for road vehicles, in a Plymouth. [13] The car used was a standard 1954 Belvedere two-door hardtop.
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its ...
Chrysler introduced the Voyager nameplate at the start of this decade, but it's essentially just a lower-trim Pacifica, leaving the latter as a more high-end offering. A big refresh came in 2021 ...
Asked specifically about vehicle plans for Chrysler, the company said it plans to have an all-electric version of the Pacifica available in 2026, and the Voyager, a lower priced minivan, available ...
Although Chrysler introduced new logos for its brands in the 1990s and again in 2010 after the Fiat Group took control of the company, Jeep still uses the American Motors-era logo introduced shortly after American Motors purchased the brand in 1970. Until the Chrysler purchase, Jeep's logo also featured the American Motors emblem.