The origines of the Dodge Car can be traced back to 1897 1901, when brothers John Francis Dodge and Horace Elgin Dodge set up a bicycle manufacturing business.
After a few years they sold the bicycle business.
By 1900, they had set up a machine shop in Detroit where they produced bearings and other parts.
They also designed motor parts for early Oldsmobiles.
They were soon building engines for Ford Motor Company.
By 1910, they built a new plant in Hamtramck, Michigan.
In 1914, they founded the Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicle Company.
On Nov. 14, 1914, the first Dodge car was introduced.
In 1917, they started production of motor trucks.
In 1925,Dillon, Read & Company purchased the Dodge Brothers Company for US$146 million.
In 1928, Dillon Read sold Dodge to the Chrysler Corporation.
In 1977, with the collapse of Chrysler Europe, Peugeot took control, then Renault.
Dodge was later taken over by DaimlerChrysler.
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