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Robert Anthony Lutz (born February 12, 1932) is a Swiss-American automotive executive. He served as a top leader of all of the United States Big Three automobile manufacturers, having been in succession executive vice president (and board member) of Ford Motor Company, president and then vice chairman (and board member) of Chrysler Corporation, and vice chairman of General Motors.
In 2008, Mr. Manley became Executive Vice-President of planning and sales for Chrysler followed by COO for the Asia region and then in 2009, he became the CEO of the Jeep division, a position which he held with FCA since the merger with Fiat, with the addition of becoming responsible for RAM.
It would also make several single-point purchases to expand its reach across the area, including Terry Lee Honda in Avon, Ind. (renamed Hare Honda) in 2018 [13] and Kahlo Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Noblesville, Ind. [14] in 2019.
Dodge D-Series Trucks, Dodge 1500: Purchased from Siam Automotores. Sold to VW in 1980. Closed by VW in the early 1990s. Chrysler Argentina: Córdoba: 1997: 2001: Jeep Cherokee (XJ), Jeep Grand Cherokee (ZJ), Jeep Grand Cherokee (WJ) 2 Australia: Chrysler Australia: Keswick, South Australia: 1951: 1964: Engines and body parts: Chrysler ...
Before moving to the Auburn Hills headquarters, Chrysler was based at the Highland Park Chrysler Plant campus, [2] which predated the formation of the company itself. It was located along I-75, roughly one mile (1.6 km) southeast of the Highland Park Ford Plant.
Jeep also launched the Wagoneer to compete with the likes of the Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Suburban, and GMC Yukon. In 2014, Ram launched the ProMaster van and the smaller ProMaster City, derived from the Fiat Ducato and Doblò respectively. [25] In 2017, the division launched a new Ram 1500 and a refreshed commercial light-duty truck.
The U.S. company began distributing Mitsubishis as Chrysler-, Dodge-, and Plymouth-branded captive imports (e.g. Dodge Colt), a successful venture as the compact cars met consumer demand for smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles in the 1970s, filling a gap at the bottom of the Chrysler group's range. [4]
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.