Dodge

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: For other uses of the word, see Dodge (disambiguation)   'Dodge ' is a brand name of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks. From 1914 to 1927, the company was named the  'Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicle Company '. The Chrysler Corporation acquired the Dodge company in 1928. In 1998, Dodge, along with all other Chrysler subsidaries merged with Daimler-Benz.

History

In 1901, John Francis Dodge and Horace Elgin Dodge moved their Dodge Brothers Bicycle & Machine Factory to Detroit, Michigan. Their Bearing (mechanical)s and other parts were in demand with the early automobile industry, and they helped design motor parts for early Oldsmobiles. In 1902, the Dodge Brothers were approached by Henry Ford, who was looking for help in financing his own automobile company. Dodge Brothers helped finance the start of the Ford Motor Company as well as manufacturing parts for early Fords, to Ford and the Dodge Brothers mutual financial benefit. In 1914, the Dodge Brothers started their own auto company, which they named the  'Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicle Company ', choosing 50 dealers initially from hundreds of applications, some of which remain successful today. In 1917, Dodge Brothers began building motor trucks as well, at first for use by the United States Army during World War I, then commercially after the war's end. In 1925, the Dodge Brothers Company was purchased by Dillon, Read & Company for United States Dollar146 million, said to be the largest cash transaction in history up to that time. Dillon Read in turn sold Dodge to the Chrysler Corporation on July 31, 1928. Following Chrysler's takeover of the British Rootes Group and Simca of France, and the resultant establishment of Chrysler Europe in the late 1960s, the Dodge brand was used on light commercial vehicles previously branded Commer (a Rootes subsidiary) and on pick-up and van versions of the Simca 1100. The most common of these was the Dodge 50 series, widely used by utility companies and the military, but rarely seen outside the UK. Following Chrysler Europe's collapse in 1977, the Dodge factory and some rights to use the Dodge name in Europe were purchased by Renault, who gradually re-branded the range of vans and trucks through the 1980s, eventually dropping the name altogether and using the factory for engine production. Dodge is now part of the DaimlerChrysler company. As of 2005, the Dodge brand has become known primarily for its trucks, which account for 78% of the division's sales. Dodge is attempting to change this with the introduction of the new Dodge Charger (LX). The Dodge marque will also be promoted in Europe. Currently, the Dodge Viper is the only Dodge-branded vehicle in that market, but DaimlerChrysler will begin to heavily advertise the brand's Dodge Caliber and Dodge Nitro models with a masculine image.

North American model lineup

• Dodge 400 (1982-1983)
• Dodge 600 (1983-1988)
• Dodge Custom 880 (1963-1964)
• Dodge Aries (1981-1989)
• Dodge Aspen (1976-1980)
• Dodge Avenger (1995-2000, 2007-present)
• Dodge B Series (1948-1953)
• Dodge Caliber (2007-present)
• Dodge Caravan (1984-present)
• Dodge Challenger (1970-1974, 1978-1983, second generation was a rebadged Mitsubishi Galant)
• Dodge Charger (1966-1978, 1983-1987, 2006-present)
• Dodge Charger Daytona (1969, 1977, 2006-present)
• Dodge Colt (1971-1994, rebadged Mitsubishi Lancer/Mitsubishi Mirage)
• Dodge Conquest (1984-1986, rebadged Mitsubishi Starion)
• Dodge Coronet (1955-1958, 1965-1976)
• Dodge Crusader (1951-1958, Canada, rebadged Plymouth Cambridge/Plymouth Plaza)
• Dodge Custom 880 (1962-1965)
• Dodge D Series (1961-1980)
• Dodge Dakota (1987-present)
• Dodge Dart (1960-1976)
• Dodge Daytona (1984-1993)
• Dodge Diplomat (1977-1989)
• Dodge Durango (1998-present)
• Dodge Dynasty (1988-1993)
• Dodge Grand Caravan (1987-present)
• Dodge Intrepid (1993-2004)
• Dodge Kingsway (1946-1952), Canadian model (1946-1950, rebadged Plymouth DeLuxe); (1951-1952, rebadged Plymouth Concord)
• Dodge Lancer (1961-1962, 1985-1989)
• Dodge Magnum (1978-1979, 2005-present)
• Dodge Mayfair (1953-1959, Canada, rebadged Plymouth Belvedere
• Dodge Mini Ram Van (1984-1988, commercial version of the Dodge Caravan)
• Dodge Mirada (1980-1983)
• Dodge Monaco (1965-1978, 1990-1992)
• Dodge Neon (1995-2005)
• Dodge Nitro (2007-present)
• Dodge Omni (1978-1990)
• Dodge Phoenix
• Dodge Polara (1960-1973)
• Dodge Power Wagon (1945-1968)
• Dodge Raider (1987-1990, rebadged Mitsubishi Montero)
• Dodge Ram (1981-present)
• Dodge Ram 50 (1979-1993, rebadged Mitsubishi Mighty Max)
• Dodge Ram Van (1979-2003)
• Dodge Ram Wagon (1979-2003)
• Dodge Ramcharger (1974-1993)
• Dodge Rampage (1982-1984)
• Dodge Regent (1946-1959, Canada, rebadged Plymouth Special DeLuxe/Plymouth Cranbrook/Plymouth Savoy)
• Dodge Shadow (1987-1994)
• Dodge Sierra
• Dodge Spirit (1989-1995)
• Dodge Sportsman (1971-1978)
• Dodge Sprinter (2003-present, rebadged Mercedes-Benz Sprinter)
• Dodge SRT-4 (2003-2005)
• Dodge St. Regis (1979-1981)
• Dodge Stealth (1991-1996, rebadged Mitsubishi 3000GT)
• Dodge Stratus (1995-2006)
• Dodge Super Bee (1968-1971)
• Dodge Town Panel
• Dodge Town Wagon
• Dodge Tradesman (1971-1978)
• Dodge Viper (1992-present)
• Dodge Viscount (1959, Canada, rebadged Plymouth Fury)
• Dodge W150
• Dodge W200
  

Military trucks

 'T202 ¡ª 1/2 ton, 4x4 series truck (G-505) '

• Dodge VC-1
• Dodge VC-2
• Dodge VC-3
• Dodge VC-4
• Dodge VC-5
• Dodge VC-6
   'T203 ¡ª 1/2 ton, 4x4 series truck '
• Dodge VF-401
• Dodge VF-402
• Dodge VF-403
• Dodge VF-404
• Dodge VF-405
• Dodge VF-406
• Dodge VF-407
   'T207 ¡ª 1/2 ton, 4x4 series truck (G-505) '
• Dodge WC-1
• Dodge WC-3
• Dodge WC-4
• Dodge WC-5
• Dodge WC-6
• Dodge WC-7
• Dodge WC-8
• Dodge WC-9
• Dodge WC-10
• Dodge WC-11
   'T211 ¡ª 1/2 ton, 4x4 series truck (G-505) '
• Dodge WC-12
• Dodge WC-13
• Dodge WC-14
• Dodge WC-15
• Dodge WC-16
• Dodge WC-17
• Dodge WC-18
• Dodge WC-19
• Dodge WC-20
   'T214 ¡ª 3/4 ton, 4x4 series truck (G-502) '
• Dodge WC-51
• Dodge WC-52
• Dodge WC-53
• Dodge WC-54
• Dodge WC-55
• Dodge WC-56
• Dodge WC-57
• Dodge WC-58
• Dodge WC-59
• Dodge WC-60
• Dodge WC-61
• Dodge WC-64
   'T215 ¡ª 1/2 ton, 4x4 series truck (G-505) '
• Dodge WC-21
• Dodge WC-22
• Dodge WC-23
• Dodge WC-24
• Dodge WC-25
• Dodge WC-26
• Dodge WC-27
• Dodge WC-40
• Dodge WC-41
• Dodge WC-42
• Dodge WC-43
   'T223 ¡ª 1 1/2 ton, 6x6 series truck '
• Dodge WC-62
• Dodge WC-63
   'T236 ¡ª 3/4 ton, 4x4 series truck (Canadian built) '
• D3/4 APT
   'M-37 ¡ª 3/4 ton, 4x4 series truck (G-741) '
• Dodge M-37
• Dodge M-42
• Dodge M-43
• Dodge XM-711B1
   'T137 ¡ª 1 ton, 4x4 series truck '
• Dodge M-601
  '''M-880 ¡ª 1 1/4 ton, 4x4 series truck
• Dodge M-880
• Dodge M-881
• Dodge M-882
• Dodge M-883
• Dodge M-884
• Dodge M-885
• Dodge M-886
• Dodge M-888
• Dodge M-890 4x2 variants:
• Dodge M-891
• Dodge M-892
• Dodge M-893

Dodge concept vehicles

• Dodge Avenger Concept (2003)
• Dodge Challenger#2009 (2006)
• Dodge Copperhead (1997)
• Dodge EPIC (1992)
• Dodge Hornet (2006)
• Dodge Intrepid ESX (1996, 1998, 2003)
• Dodge Kahuna (2003)
• Dodge M4S
• Dodge M80 (2002)
• Dodge MAXXcab (2000)
• Dodge Polycar
• Dodge Powerbox (2001)
• Dodge Rampage Concept (2006)
• Dodge Razor (2002)
• Dodge Sidewinder (1998)
• Dodge Sling Shot
• Dodge Super 8 Hemi (2001)
• Dodge Tomahawk (2003, concept motorcycle)
• Dodge T-rex (Some of the concept cars created by Dodge were made into scale models by Hot Wheels. One of the concept cars, the Dodge Sling Shot, was even based on the Hot Wheels car, Sling Shot.)

See also

• List of Dodge automobiles
• List of automobile manufacturers

External links

• site
• Chrysler Group corporate official site
• DaimlerChrysler Official site
• Dodge Forum The website and live community for Dodge owners and enthusiasts.
• Stock Mopar ¡ª site that features the Dodge muscle cars from the 1960s and 1970s.
• History of Dodge in the UK
• UK Dodge Owners
• Dodge 50 Series Vehicles UK Technical and Maintenance Sections, Gallerys for vehicles 1979-93.
• Dodge 50 Series (UK) Discussion forum and help center for Dodge 50 Series Owners 1979-93.
• Dodge Gallery Dodge Images
• Dodge cars from TopSpeed
• Muscle Car Facts- A year by year account of some of the greatest mopar muscle cars ever.
  
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