Unlike their European counterparts, manual transmissions have disappeared due to lack of demand ; 1995 was the last year for a manual transmission in the Ford Aerostar and Chrysler minivans while GM had previously discontinued the manual transmission in the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari.

For 1961 to 1980 arrives the trucks, like: D-400 / DP-400 D-500 / DP-500 DP600, DD900 & DD1000 ( the last two with one curiosity: the aircooled Deutz engine rather Perkins or Chrysler ).

After a decade of slow sales, Chrysler announced the discontinuation of the Eagle brand in November 1997, and the last 1998 Eagle Talon rolled off the line shortly thereafter.

In terms of AMC-related parts, some were used as late as 2006, when the Jeep Wrangler ( the last new product introduced by AMC before the Chrysler deal ) was still using the AMC Straight-6 engine in some models, as well as the door handles that were used as far back as the late 1960s by AMC.

By the late 1990s, only four vehicles were sold under the Plymouth name: the Voyager / Grand Voyager minivans, the Breeze mid-size sedan, the Neon compact car, and the Prowler sports car, which was to be the last model unique to Plymouth, though the Chrysler PT Cruiser was conceived as a concept unique to Plymouth before production commenced as a Chrysler model.

From 1991 through 1995, the Caravan used the Chrysler AS platform ; they were the last minivans derived from the Chrysler K platform.

It is amongst the last Rootes designs, developed with no influence from future owner Chrysler.

Following the Hillman Avenger's move to Linwood in 1976, the very last European Hunters were assembled in the Santry plant, Shanowen Road, Ireland from " complete knock down " ( CKD ) kits until production ended in 1979 – but no evidence exists to suggest that the Talbot badge was applied to any production Hunter following Chrysler Europe's 1978 takeover by Peugeot, and the application of that badge to other Chrysler models sold on or after 1 August 1979.

These were the last production vehicles produced by Chrysler Corp to bear the Shelby name.

The inaugural game was played in 1998 and the last game was played in 2000, after it lost its sponsorship as a result of a corporate merger between Jeep parent Chrysler Corporation and Daimler Benz.

Introduced in February 1970, the Avenger was significant as it was the first and last car to be developed by Rootes after the Chrysler takeover in 1967.

1954 was the last year the long wheelbase sedan was offered by Chrysler.

Chrysler built 2, 541 New Yorker two-door hardtops this year, the last until 1964 in Canada and 1965 in the U. S.

The New Yorker was the last Chrysler to have a wheelbase.

The 1974 models were the last full-size models Chrysler designed from the ground up, as the short lived 1979-81 R-bodies were stretched versions of the old mid-sized B-bodies.

The Fifth Avenue ( and its Dodge and Plymouth siblings ) would prove to be the last V8-powered, rear wheel drive Chrysler vehicles until the Chrysler 300 was revived in that configuration for 2005.

For North America, it was the last remaining mainstream rear-wheel drive sedan with a V6 engine, though smoother straight-six designs continued in European cars until the Chrysler 300 was unveiled in 2005.

The last remaining car produced by the Rootes group, the Chrysler ( previously Hillman ) Avenger, remained in production as a Talbot until the end of 1981 ; production also ended, in 1981, of the Avenger-derived Talbot Sunbeam.

For example, the launch of the Rover 75 was humorously described by the then BMW owners as " Rover's Last Chance Saloon ", and Cerberus ' 2007 acquisition of Chrysler has been called that car manufacturer's " last chance saloon ".

The pair were powered by a carbureted Mitsubishi 2. 6-liter four-cylinder engine coupled to the usual Torqueflite automatic transmission, though in the last two years of the Limousine, a turbocharged ( but not intercooled ) Chrysler 2. 2-liter four-cylinder engine was added.

Like the trucks, though, Chrysler ’ s dire financial straits of the late 1970s precluded any major updates for the vans for many years.

In addition, most of the prime contractors for launch vehicles and related major items ( including North American Aviation, Chrysler, Boeing, Douglas Aircraft, Rocketdyne, and IBM ) collectively had approximately a similar number of employees working in MSFC facilities.

Italian Americans have served as CEO ’ s of numerous major corporations, such as the Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation by Lee Iacocca, IBM Corporation by Samuel Palmisano, Lucent Technologies by Patricia Russo, The New York Stock Exchange by Richard Grasso and Honeywell Incorporated by Michael Bonsignore.

While at the same time these new imports were major inroads in the American market, sales of large sedans for most makes ( except Chrysler products ) recovered within two model years of the 73 ’ Oil Crisis.

* American Motors, a major American automobile manufacturer purchased by Chrysler Corporation in 1987

Chrysler was already buying into the Rootes Group, Leyland Motors had acquired Standard Triumph and Rover and had become a major automotive force.

Unlike most car companies, Chrysler did not make major changes with each model year from 1946 through 1948.

Chrysler big C bodies received a major reworking with curved sides and a higher belt line.

The first generation Dodge Challenger was a pony car built from 1970 to 1974, using the Chrysler E platform and sharing major components with the Plymouth Barracuda.

The stadium was financed by donations from the five major auto manufacturers in Canada at the time: American Motors, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, and Volvo.

Chrysler could not be realistically expected to sell a car with a Ford engine, and Chrysler V8 engines all had the distributor positioned at the rear of the engine, unlike the front-mounted distributor of the Ford V8, making it impossible to fit the Chrysler engine into the Sunbeam engine bay without major and expensive revisions.

Engel's design themes at Chrysler were a major departure from the fins of Virgil Exner, and instead featured a more familiar three-box design, but with more extreme rectilinear styling.

The second generation Chrysler LHS had an appearance very similar to the Concorde ; The only major differences being its more centrally located single frame grille and amber turn signals on the taillights.

It resembled the Town and Country more than the previous generation, the only major cosmetic difference besides the trim ( where the Town and Country's is fancier ) was the placement of the Chrysler emblem on the grille.

Historically, the first automated transmission which was marketed by a major manufacturer was the 1941 M4 / Vacamatic Transmission by Chrysler.

She sang on major national television and radio campaigns for products including Dr Pepper, Coca-Cola and Chrysler, which sponsored her 1985 – 1986 " Hold Me " tour.

Blunt ’ s leadership at one of the United States ' top automobile and component producing states is a major reason he was chosen to lead the policy initiatives of General Motors, Ford, Chrysler.

In 1975, the famous Ryder Report led to the effective nationalization of Chrysler UK's major competitor, British Leyland.

The last Husky was built in 1970, at which point Chrysler Europe, new owners of Rootes, engaged in a major rationalisation of their products.

In addition to the acquisition of Chrysler, Schrempp pursued the acquisition of Mitsubishi Motors as part of his ' Three Pillars ' strategy to expand the reach of Daimler-Benz into the major markets of the USA and Asia.

A major deal with Chrysler saw agreements to supply engines for their Jeep Cherokee and Voyager ( 2. 5-litre ) models.

Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca arranged for a fund drive, and in Chicago ( one of five major Armenian population centers in the US ) the community raised $ 800, 000 and donated 20, 000 pounds of supplies.