| In 1901, John Francis Dodge and Horace
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| | series available as 4x2, 6x4, 8x2 and 8x4
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| Elgin Dodge moved their Dodge Brothers
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| | rigids and 4x2 semi-trailer tractors. All
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| Bicycle & Machine Factory to Detroit,
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| | of them were also sold in some export
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| Michigan. Their bearings and other parts
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| | markets badged either as Fargo or De Soto
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| were in demand with the early automobile
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| | Following Chrysler Europe's collapse in
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| industry, and they helped design motor
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| | 1977, and the sale of their assets to
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| parts for early Oldsmobiles.
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| | Peugeot, the Dodge British and Spanish
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| In 1902, the Dodge Brothers were
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| | factories were quickly passed on to
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| approached by Henry Ford, who was looking
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| | Renault Véhicules Industriels, who
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| for help in financing his own automobile
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| | gradually re-branded to Renault the range
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| company. Dodge Brothers helped finance
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| | of vans and trucks through the 1980s,
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| the start of the Ford Motor Company as
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| | eventually dropping the products
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| well as manufacturing parts for early
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| | altogether and using the plants to
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| Fords, to Ford's and the Dodge Brothers'
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| | produce engines in the UK and some real
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| mutual financial benefit.
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| | Renault truck models in Spain. Dodge
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| In 1914, the Dodge Brothers started their
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| | would not return to the UK until the
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| own auto company, which they named the
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| | introduction of the Dodge Neon SRT-4,
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| Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicle Company,
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| | branded as a Chrysler Neon, in the mid
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| choosing 50 dealers initially from
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| | 2000s.
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| hundreds of applications, some of which
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| | Dodge is now part of DaimlerChrysler AG,
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| remain successful today. In a boost to
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| | based in Stuttgart. As of 2005, the Dodge
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| their fortunes, the Dodge brothers
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| | brand has become known primarily for its
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| brought a successful lawsuit against Ford
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| | trucks, which account for 78% of the
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| in 1917. In the same year, Dodge Brothers
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| | division's sales. Dodge is attempting to
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| began building motor trucks as well, at
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| | change this with the introduction of the
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| first for use by the United States Army
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| | new Dodge Charger and the forthcoming
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| during World War I, then commercially
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| | Dodge Challenger.
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| after the war's end.
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| | The Dodge marque was reintroduced to
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| In 1925, the Dodge Brothers Company was
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| | Europe in 2006. Currently, the Dodge
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| purchased by Dillon, Read & Company for
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| | Viper SRT-10 (sold as the Dodge SRT-10 in
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| US$148 million, said to be the largest
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| | the UK), Dodge Ram, and the Dodge Caliber
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| cash transaction in history up to that
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| | are the only Dodge-branded vehicles in
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| time. Dillon Read in turn sold Dodge to
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| | that market. The Dodge Nitro and the
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| the Chrysler Corporation on July 31,
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| | Dodge Avenger will be released in
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| 1928.
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| | mid-2007.
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| Following Chrysler's takeover of the
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| | Dodge recently re-entered the Australian
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| British Rootes Group, Simca of France and
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| | market in 2006 after a 30 year absence.
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| Barreiros of Spain, and the resultant
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| | Dodge Australia plans to release a new
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| establishment of Chrysler Europe in the
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| | model every six months for the next three
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| late 1960s, the Dodge brand was used on
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| | years, amid plans to re-ignite the
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| light commercial vehicles, most of which
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| | brand's interest down under. The first of
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| were previously branded Commer or Karrier
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| | such models is the Dodge Caliber, which
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| (Rootes subsidiaries), on pick-up and van
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| | was well received at the recent 2006
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| versions of the Simca 1100, and on heavy
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| | Melbourne Motor Show.
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| trucks built in Spain. The most common of
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| | Dodge vehicles are now available in many
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| these was the Dodge 50 series, widely
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| | countries throughout the world. In 2006,
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| used by utility companies and the
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| | Dodge sold more than 1.3 million vehicles
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| military, but rarely seen outside the UK.
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| | in the global market.
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| and the Spanish-built top-weight 300
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