The Dodge Brothers were born in Michigan, USA. John dodge was born in 1864 and Horad Dodge was born in 1868. 1886, the Dodgers moved to Detroit.
In the 1990s, from 65438 to 2009, bicycles were the main means of transportation in Detroit. Horace goes to work by bike, but it is not very reliable. 1897, he invented the dustproof bearing. John decided that the two brothers would establish 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 land in lafitte and Bobbin Street in Detroit. The first Dodge Machinery Store opened in 190 1, with 1 2 employees.
Within a year, Dodge Brothers received a large number of orders. They want to produce 3000 gearboxes, but it needs to spend a lot of money on machinery and equipment. If luck played a role in Dodge's success, it was at this time that the Canadian Bicycle Company went bankrupt and the Dodge Brothers got its mechanical equipment as compensation for using the Horace bearing patent.
Dodge Brothers actually made most of Ford's first cars, 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. Horace 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 the border wars caused by the sudden attack on Pancho Villa in 19 15 and16, it 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 completed the task without any profit. Dodge Brothers only asked the government not to interfere with and control its company's technology development plan.
The first Dodge commercial vehicle was an ambulance. Based on this model, Dodge Brothers developed a commercial truck. 1920 The output of commercial vehicles accounts for 10% of the company's total output. By 1925, the figure had risen to 20%.
19 17, Dodge Brothers achieved an annual sales record of 654.38+10,000 vehicles. Only two years later, it sold 12 1000 cars and made a profit of $24 million.
19 15 Dodge car sales ranked fourth in the United States. By 19 19, Dodge had sold 400,000 cars and employed17,000 people.
1920, john dodge and Horace Dodge died of pneumonia several months apart. One of their long-term deputies, frederick haynes, became the president of the company on June 192 1. F haines has worked with the Dodge Brothers since they started the bicycle business, so he is very familiar with the overall situation of the company. In the first year of F. Haines' tenure, the economic recession began because of the decline in sales and profits. But the good sales performance of closed cars and vans supported the company. Although Dodge cars are successful, since the establishment of the company, the cars sold are basically the same style, which hinders the development of Dodge brand.
Hynes only stayed in Dodge for a short time. 1924, the heirs of Dodge Brothers decided to sell their shares in the company. During this period, many famous industrialists once led Dodge Motor Company. . Dodge Company first introduced the car with all-steel closed body at 1923. At the same time, for the first time, the vacuum brake wiper and the painting process to brighten the outer surface of the dodge car produced by 1925 were used.
During the period of 1927, an important design change was made for Dodge: smaller wheels and thicker tires were used to support the lower frame and body. Although Dodge first introduced a 6-cylinder advanced six-seater sedan for the higher-priced market, the company's wealth decreased. The dealer only sold 65,438+050,000 of the 65,438+078,000 cars produced by the company.
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 knew each other's interests in the cooperation agreement, but they extended the formal negotiations 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 market, but there are still two factors restricting its sales growth: First, although this model has always attached great importance to comfort, it still feels like 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 brewing a simple, spacious, dynamic and stable model in their minds.
1983165438+1October 2nd, the first van was born in Winsor assembly plant in Ontario, Canada. The original models include Plymouth Jielong, Dodge caravan and Dodge Caravan NC/V. In the first year of marketing, 265,438+00000 vehicles were sold in the United States, which exceeded the profit balance point of 26% compared with the expected 654,380+055000 vehicles. At that time, the United States was experiencing economic recession, 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.
Dodge has developed into a multi-vehicle series. Car models include viper, interpid, stealth, spirit, shadow, neon, colt and so on. SUV has durango, Dakota, Ram Truck, Ram Truck.
Yes At least it's better than the cottage in China.