Chrysler is an American automobile company that was founded Walter Chrysler in 1925 out of the Maxwell Motor Company. Just three years later, in 1928, the company had a large expansion when it took over Fargo and Dodge to begin selling under those name brands. That same year they also established Plymouth and DeSoto.
In the 1960’s Chrysler expanded again to create a European division formed through acquisitions of companies in France, Britain, and Spain. However, just a decade later several world crises put Chrysler on the verge bankruptcy. To keep from losing the business a new CEO was brought in and Chrysler got their footing back in the 1980’s to acquire AMC, which put the Jeep brand under their umbrella.
Chrysler was hit again by the automobile crisis of 2008 and ended up becoming a subsidiary of Fiat in May of 2014. Even so, Chrysler brand is a loved American brand that offers Jeep, Dodge, Ram, and Mopar products.