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For ten years (1903–1913), the Dodge brothers' business was a Ford Motor Company supplier, and Dodge worked as vice president of the Ford company. [3] He left Ford in 1913, and in 1914 he and Horace formed Dodge Brothers to develop their own line of automobiles.
For ten years, the Dodge brothers' company was supplier to Ford, and John Dodge worked as vice president of the Ford company. In 1913 the Dodge brothers terminated their Ford contract and devoted their energies toward producing a Dodge automobile. [1] They introduced the Dodge Brothers 30 in November, 1914.
State flag of Ohio Location of Ohio in the United States. The following is a list of famous people born in the U.S. state of Ohio, and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in Ohio.
Pages in category "Dodge family" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Anson Dodge; Bayard Dodge;
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The Dodge brothers, John Francis Dodge and Horace Elgin Dodge, the largest non-family shareholders, with 10% of the company, objected and took Ford to court in 1917 in an often cited case, Dodge v. Ford Motor Company. [21] The judge found in their favor requiring a $19million special dividend.
In addition to his namesake car company, Plymouth and DeSoto marques were created, and in 1928 Chrysler purchased Dodge Brothers and renamed it Dodge. The same year he financed the construction of the Chrysler Building in New York City, which was completed in 1930. Chrysler was named Time magazine's Man of the Year for 1928. [13]
Graham Brothers (1916–1929) US; acquired by The Dodge Brothers Company in 1925 with the passenger car division split to form Graham-Paige and folded into Dodge after Chrysler's ownership Fargo (1913–1935) US, (1920–1972) Canada for trucks and vans; replaced by Plymouth Trucks in the US in 1937 and folded into the Dodge Division after 1972 ...