1886, the Dodgers moved to Detroit and started their entrepreneurial road.
In the 1990s, from 65438 to 2009, bicycles were the main means of transportation in Detroit.
1897, my brother, Horred, who goes to work by bike every day, invented the dustproof bearing.
Brother John decided to set up Evans and Dodge Bicycle Company on the Detroit River in Canada.
Three years later, the company was acquired by the Canadian National Bicycle Company.
The Dodge Brothers got the patent right of $7,500 in cash and bearings, which was the beginning of their success.
They bought machinery and equipment, and rented a piece of land in lafitte and Bobbin Street in Detroit.
Subsequently, the first Dodge Machinery Store opened in 190 1, when * * * had 12 employees.
In the first year, Dodge Brothers received a large number of orders.
They want to make 3000 gearboxes, but it needs to invest a lot of money in machinery and equipment.
If luck played a role in Dodge's success, it was at this time that the Canadian bicycle company went bankrupt. As compensation for using the patent of Horred bearing, the Dodge Brothers were lucky to get its mechanical equipment.
Dodge Viper SRT- 10 Dodge Brothers actually manufactured most of Ford's first batch of products, including the engine, chassis and all transmission parts. Ford rarely used the body and chassis provided by other manufacturers.
Dodge Brothers and Ford have been on good terms for many years, and John is also the vice president of Ford Motor Company.
However, in 19 13, the Dodge Brothers began to notice that Ford was self-sufficient.
At that time, Dodge Brothers had reopened a large factory in Michigan, which later became the famous Dodge General Factory.
Horred and John built the world's first automobile proving ground and designed their first car in 19 14.
19 15, dodge truck is the main equipment in wartime.
In 19 15 and 19 16, the border war triggered by pancho villa's surprise attack was affirmed by the US and Mexican armies.
During World War I, the Allies used Dodge vehicles and ammunition in European war zones.
Therefore, john dodge was called to Washington and asked to produce recoil devices for French155mm cannon. The Dodge Brothers accepted the mission.
They built a factory for this purpose, prepared the necessary machines and funds, and successfully completed this task without any profit.
The Dodge Brothers only asked the government not to interfere with and control their company's technological development plan.
1928, Chrysler acquired Dodge Brothers.
Dodge Brothers became a division of Chrysler.
The merger of Chrysler and Dodge is beneficial to both sides of the company, and bankers think Chrysler is a reliable investor in Dodge.
Chrysler acquired a perfect sales team, a casting workshop and a forging workshop in Dodge Company.
At the same time, W-P- Chrysler also needs Dodge's reliable reputation and public business reputation.
Dodge leaders Tommy Tam and Chrysler both know each other's interests in the cooperation agreement, but they deliberately extend the negotiation time to attract people's attention.
With Chrysler's acquisition of Dodge taking effect, the company is fully qualified to become a competitor of General Motors (GM) and Ford.
Around the end of 1970s, Chrysler achieved remarkable success in the large van station wagon market, but there were still two factors that limited its sales growth.
First of all, although this model has always attached great importance to comfort, the driving feeling is similar to that of a truck; Second, they are too big for the garage of an ordinary American family.
In order to break through these two bottlenecks, Chrysler engineers are planning a simple, spacious, dynamic and stable car in their minds.
1983165438+1October 2nd, the first van was born in Winsor assembly plant in Ontario, Canada.
The original models include Plymouth Jetron, Dodge Caravan and Dodge Caravan C/V.
In the first year of market introduction, they sold 265,438+0,000 vehicles in the United States, 26% more than the expected profit balance point of 654,38+0.55 million vehicles.
At that time, the American economy was depressed, and Chrysler's overall operation was not ideal, so this brand-new van station wagon played a significant role in its comeback.
After 1987 landed in Europe, this car was named "MPV" by Europeans.
The emergence and spread of MPV concept.
Dodge has also become the backbone enterprise of Chrysler Automobile Company.