Chrysler is an American car manufacturer headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The company was founded in 1925 by Walter Chrysler from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Company. In 2014, it was acquired by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
1. Chrysler is the only major American car manufacturer to have been founded by a man with the surname of "Chrysler". 2. The company has a long history of innovation, including being the first to mass-produce a car with an all-steel body and an enclosed cabin. 3. Chrysler is also responsible for creating the minivan, which it introduced in 1984.
In the early days of the company, Walter Chrysler was faced with a serious problem: the cars he was producing were simply too big and too heavy to be competitive. So, he set out to create a smaller, lighter car that would be more fuel-efficient. The result was the Chrysler Airflow, which was introduced in 1934. Unfortunately, the Airflow was ahead of its time and failed to catch on with consumers.