Chrysler history all began way back in the year 1908 when Walter P. Chrysler began his business by taking part at a Chicago auto show. He was thirty three years old and was employed by the railways. But, automobiles was his true love and when he saw a white colored Locomobile he fell for it and went into debt just so that he could own it. Then followed many months of tinkering about this car and it was only later that he learned how to drive this car.
In the prevailing four years, Mr. Chrysler's fascination for automobiles became a career. As a production manager for Buick, he worked hard and became the president as well as the General Manager of a major marketing & production division of General Motors . This was his first engagement with the automobile industry. As leaving his employ at his previous auto industry employer, in 1920, he revived the unsuccessful Willys Overland Company and then went on to repeat his successful triumph with yet another job with a somewhat known firm called Maxwell Chalmers. During 1924, he was acknowledged in launching his first car to the public that have had his name.
It only took three more years for Chrysler to achieve success during which time he had bought out Maxwell which was to be the stepping stone to creating the successful car manufacturing company called Chrysler. He created the Desoto and Plymouth as well as Dodge and of course Chrysler. It required just five more years before Chrysler became a complete auto manufacturer and this in fact was a major milestone in the Chrysler history timeline. He was now big enough and confident enough to take on the big two auto giants: GM and Ford.
Even so, his futuristic 1934 Airflow did not sell too well but the company survived the Great Depression and during the Second World War, switched to manufacturing military vehicles.
The next leading landmark in the Chrysler saga was the establishment of the Hemi V8 engine which took place in 1951. Since then, Chrysler has traversed the way in fostering new technologies from scratch and this has always sustained the company in being able to greatly manufacturing high quality cars. Since then, the company has passed through different situations, ups, and downs. However, there is no disproving that whatever fluctuations the company has encountered through years that have passed, it has always managed to produce the cars needed and at the right times.
In the prevailing four years, Mr. Chrysler's fascination for automobiles became a career. As a production manager for Buick, he worked hard and became the president as well as the General Manager of a major marketing & production division of General Motors . This was his first engagement with the automobile industry. As leaving his employ at his previous auto industry employer, in 1920, he revived the unsuccessful Willys Overland Company and then went on to repeat his successful triumph with yet another job with a somewhat known firm called Maxwell Chalmers. During 1924, he was acknowledged in launching his first car to the public that have had his name.
It only took three more years for Chrysler to achieve success during which time he had bought out Maxwell which was to be the stepping stone to creating the successful car manufacturing company called Chrysler. He created the Desoto and Plymouth as well as Dodge and of course Chrysler. It required just five more years before Chrysler became a complete auto manufacturer and this in fact was a major milestone in the Chrysler history timeline. He was now big enough and confident enough to take on the big two auto giants: GM and Ford.
Even so, his futuristic 1934 Airflow did not sell too well but the company survived the Great Depression and during the Second World War, switched to manufacturing military vehicles.
The next leading landmark in the Chrysler saga was the establishment of the Hemi V8 engine which took place in 1951. Since then, Chrysler has traversed the way in fostering new technologies from scratch and this has always sustained the company in being able to greatly manufacturing high quality cars. Since then, the company has passed through different situations, ups, and downs. However, there is no disproving that whatever fluctuations the company has encountered through years that have passed, it has always managed to produce the cars needed and at the right times.
About the Author:
During World War II, essentially all of Dodge Plymouth & head office divisions production factories were devoted to building mmilitary vehicles(the Jeep brand came later, after Chrysler acquired American Motors Corporation). They were also designing V12 and V16 hemi-engines producing 2,500 hp (1,864 kW; 2,535 PS) for airplanes, but they did not make it into production.
No comments:
Post a Comment