Additional profitable acquisitions were the AMC dealer network ( the addition of which strengthened Chrysler's retail distribution – many AMC dealers switched to selling Chrysler products ); and AMC's underrated organization and management talent – which Chrysler quickly assimilated ( numerous leading Chrysler engineers and executives were ex-AMC ).

At that time, Chrysler's management was attempting to find a model to improve structure and operations, " something that would help get our minds unstuck and thinking beyond the old paradigms that we were so familiar with ".

Sales figures for the quarter revealed to Chevrolet management that the Corvair was much more of a specialty car than a competitor to the conventionally designed Ford Falcon or Chrysler's Valiant.

It was Chrysler's own brand management in 1950s, which pitted each of the five marques ( Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, Chrysler and Imperial ) against one other, that did the greatest damage to DeSoto and, ultimately, to the company itself in long-range product planning.

Both Chrysler and Dodge began eating into DeSoto's already small market ; and Chrysler's upper management did nothing to stop them.

Following Chrysler's takeover of the British Rootes Group, Simca of France, and Barreiros of Spain, and the resultant establishment of Chrysler Europe in the late 1960s, the Dodge brand was used on light commercial vehicles, most of which were previously branded Commer or Karrier, on pickup and van versions of the Simca 1100, on the Spanish Dodge Dart, and on heavy trucks built in Spain.

The grounds fell into disuse after Chrysler's takeover of AMC in 1987 and subsequently became the engineering and test facility for MGA Research.

Production of this car continued after Mitsubishi's takeover of Chrysler's Australian operations.

After the takeover of Chrysler's European operations by PSA, the model was renamed Talbot Sunbeam and continued in production until 1981.

Manufacture continued after Chrysler's buyout of AMC.

* 1982-Formed General Dynamics Land Systems after the acquisition of Chrysler's combat systems.

* Chrysler's gear-reduction starter motor used from the early 1960s to the late 1980s was nicknamed the " Highland Park Hummingbird " after Chrysler's hometown and the starter's distinctive cranking sound.

The gear-reduction starter Chrysler used from the early 1960s through the late 1980s garnered the nickname " Highland Park Hummingbird " after Chrysler's hometown and the starter's distinctive cranking sound.

The Jeep / Eagle division of Chrysler Corporation was formed after Chrysler's 1987 buyout of American Motors Corporation, or AMC.

The Jeep / Eagle division of Chrysler Corporation was formed from the remains of AMC after Chrysler's 1987 buyout.

Its days appeared numbered after being listed as one of the plants that would be shut down due to Chrysler's bankruptcy proceedings.

Iacocca arrived shortly after Chrysler's introduction of the subcompact Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon.

It was relatively unchanged during its production through 1991, even after Chrysler's buyout of AMC.

In its last 10 years of production it was badged as a Volkswagen after that firm acquired Chrysler's Argentine business.

Production of the Alliance and Encore ( renamed the Alliance Hatchback in the 1987 model year ) was discontinued after Chrysler's buyout of AMC in 1987.

In Australia, where the car was made locally at Chrysler's Clovelly Park plant, it was known as the Chrysler Sigma and, after the buyout of Chrysler Australia by Mitsubishi, as the Mitsubishi Sigma.

The term has thus become an inclusive word for any Chrysler-built vehicle — most any Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth, Imperial, or DeSoto, plus Jeeps and sometimes Eagle vehicles built after Chrysler's 1987 buyout of AMC-Jeep.

Alliance production at the Kenosha plant ended in June 1987, shortly after Chrysler's buyout of AMC was announced.

The Tagora was marketed under the Talbot marque after PSA took over Chrysler's European operations in 1979.

Its slow sales caused it to be dropped from Chrysler's lineup after only two years on the market.

The initial design of Dodge's LH bore resemblance to the Dynasty, and this design was scrapped entirely after François Castaing, formerly AMC's Vice President of product engineering and development, became Chrysler's Vice President of vehicle engineering in 1988.

The initial design of Dodge's LH bore resemblance to the Dynasty, and this design was scrapped entirely after François Castaing, formerly AMC's Vice President of product engineering and development, became Chrysler's Vice President of vehicle engineering in 1988.

By 1954, both the Borg-Warner and Chevrolet Powerglide in addition to the aforementioned Hydramatic and Chrysler's new PowerFlite, performed ratio switches automatically while Buick's Dynaflow continued using high gear starts until its demise after the 1963 model year.

Production began in late 1953 ; despite the launch of Chrysler's three-speed TorqueFlite automatic in 1956, the simple and durable PowerFlite remained available on Plymouths and Dodges through the 1961 model year, after which it was discontinued.

In addition to its in-house team, he was one of three designers under contract with American Motors Corporation ( AMC ) to create and build clay models of a vehicle then known as XJC, which later became the Jeep ZJ ( Jeep Grand Cherokee ) after Chrysler's buyout of AMC in 1987.

This took him to the ill-fated St. Lawrence Campaign but also won him a citation for gallantry in the battle of Chrysler's Farm.

Since Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy filing in the United States, Chrysler has been controlled by Italian automaker Fiat, which unlike Daimler plans to integrate Chrysler's products into the Fiat portfolio, most notably Lancia and Chrysler's namesake brand.

However, Chrysler's forced marriage of Simca and Rootes was not a happy one: Chrysler Europe collapsed in 1977 and the remains were sold to Peugeot the following year.

Chrysler's initial problem was that unlike the Big Three, which had multiple brands under their Corporate name, American Motors had sold passenger cars under its corporate initials of " AMC " since 1970.

The C-300 was really a racecar aimed at the NASCAR circuits that was sold for the road for homologation purposes, with Chrysler's most powerful engine, the

A voluntary import quota system was in place at this time, restricting the number of cars Japanese automakers could bring in to the U. S. As the Japanese company began to open its own branded dealerships to sell directly, every imported Cordia, Tredia and Starion sold by Mitsubishi had to be discounted from Chrysler's allocation.

For Chrysler's rebadged version of the Dodge 600 sold from 1983 – 1984, see Chrysler E-Class.

" The failure of the short-lived Eagle brand sold by Chrysler is often attributed to it being crowded out by the company's other more established divisions and the failure to effectively incorporate the new marque into Chrysler's dealer network.

Chrysler's " Clean Air Package " emission control system became standard equipment on cars sold in all 50 states.

As a result of the acquisition of Chrysler's European car division by Peugeot in 1978, both the Chrysler and Simca brands were dropped and the car was then sold under the Talbot brand in all its European markets.

Ace has also been exported to several Asian, European, South American and African countries and all-electric models are sold through Chrysler's Global Electric Motorcars division.

Chrysler's short-wheelbase minivan was instead sold under the Voyager nameplate, which had been transferred to the Chrysler brand in mid-2000 from the Plymouth brand.

The Hillman Hunter ( another Arrow model ) was subsequently badged as a Chrysler until production ceased in 1979 when Chrysler's European division was sold to Peugeot and the marque renamed Talbot.

Most of the Fargo trucks and bus chassis sold in Argentina, Finland, Australia, India, and other countries in Europe and Asia were made in Chrysler's Kew ( UK ) plant.

The C Series was a line of pickup trucks sold by Chrysler's Dodge division from 1954 to 1960.

The assembly plant was opened in October 1964, with Chrysler's previous plant at Keswick then shut down and sold to a furniture retailer.

While Chrysler's work with turbine engines never paid off in the retail automobile sector, the experiments proved fruitful with the incorporation of a Honeywell AGT1500 into a slightly different product, the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, developed in the late 1970s by Chrysler Defense ( which was later sold to General Dynamics ).