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List of Chrysler factories contains all the vehicles manufactured by Chrysler LLC (currently "Stellantis North America") and the brands of the group before it merged with Fiat S.p.A. to form FCA. This list only includes vehicles under the Chrysler , Jeep , Dodge , and Ram brands.
Jeep became a stand-alone division when the Eagle brand was retired shortly after Chrysler's merger with Daimler-Benz in 1998, and efforts were made to merge the Chrysler and Jeep brands as one sales unit. [15] Dealers with only the Chrysler franchise did not have a sport utility vehicle (SUV) to sell. Incorporating the Jeep line allowed them ...
Samelet (founded as the Mediterranean Car Agency) is a privately held Israeli dealership of imported automobiles. The company has been the sole importer of Fiat in Israel, [1] and is the official representative of Subaru, Ferrari, and the FCA automobile corporation which includes Fiat and Chrysler.
The plant was idled during the Chrysler bankruptcy filing and became a one-shift operation from July 2009. [22] A "temporary" second shift was added by October 2009. [23] In May 2019, Chrysler laid off 1,403 employees after the "C" shift was eliminated. [24] Production of vehicles dropped from 263,521 in 2008 to 84,609 in 2009. [25]
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.
In February 2019, Fiat Chrysler announced plans to invest $4.5 billion in manufacturing in Michigan. [57] The plant is estimated to create nearly 6,500 jobs. Plans include $1.6 billion to build a Jeep factory in Detroit. [58] In May 2019, Fiat Chrysler proposed merging its business with Renault [59] but it was later withdrawn. [60]
The plant began producing Jeep vehicles in the 1940s. Chrysler also renamed this factory to the Toledo Assembly Plant after acquiring AMC in 1987. Basic assembly and painting of the Jeep Cherokee (1983 through 2000) and building bodies and painting of the Jeep Wrangler by Chrysler were at the Parkway plant until 2006, when it was closed.
The Cherokee is the first Jeep vehicle to use the Fiat Compact Wide platform, which was co-developed by Chrysler and Fiat. [ 3 ] [ 8 ] It features a wheelbase of 106.3 inches (2,700 mm), 1.1 inches (28 mm) longer than the 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee , 5.1 inches (130 mm) longer than its predecessor, the Jeep Cherokee XJ, and 2.7 inches (69 mm ...