Chrysler | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler 00:05:21 1 History 00:05:30 1.1 1925–1998: Chrysler Corporation 00:15:55 1.2 1998–2007: DaimlerChrysler 00:18:04 1.3 2007–2014: Effects of Great Recession 00:20:46 1.4 2014–present: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles 00:24:15 2 Corporate governance 00:24:31 2.1 Board of directors 00:24:54 2.2 Management team 00:28:13 3 Sales and marketing 00:28:23 3.1 United States sales 00:29:46 3.2 Global sales 00:30:13 3.3 Marketing 00:30:22 3.3.1 Lifetime powertrain warranty 00:31:26 3.3.2 "Let's Refuel America" 00:32:15 3.3.3 Lancia co-branding 00:32:45 3.3.4 Ram trucks 00:33:11 3.3.5 "Imported From Detroit" 00:36:32 3.3.6 "Half Time in America" 00:38:11 3.3.7 Slogans 00:38:48 4 Product line 00:38:58 4.1 Current brands 00:39:26 4.2 Mopar 00:39:52 4.3 Chrysler Uconnect 00:41:46 4.4 Former brands 00:45:37 5 Chrysler brand 00:49:01 5.1 1950s 00:51:31 5.2 1960s 00:53:08 5.3 1970s 00:55:37 5.4 1980s 01:01:18 5.5 1990s 01:13:42 5.6 2010s 01:14:46 5.7 Fiat 01:15:45 5.8 Reception 01:16:51 6 Environmental Initiatives 01:19:23 7 Chrysler Defense 01:20:50 8 Special programs 01:21:43 8.1 Radar antennas 01:23:27 8.2 Aircraft 01:23:38 8.3 Missiles 01:25:37 8.4 Space boosters 01:27:32 9 See also 01:27:42 9.1 Countries 01:28:07 10 Notes Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio: https://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91 Other Wikipedia audio articles at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+tts Upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts Speaking Rate: 0.8913057336404827 Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-B "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Chrysler (; officially FCA US LLC, and colloquially Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) is one of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The original Chrysler Corporation was founded in 1925 by Walter Chrysler from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Company. In 1998, it was acquired by Daimler-Benz, and the holding company was renamed DaimlerChrysler. After Daimler divested Chrysler in 2007, the company existed as Chrysler LLC (2007–2009) and Chrysler Group LLC (2009–2014) before merging in 2014 with Italian holding company Fiat S.p.A. and becoming a subsidiary of its successor Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. In addition to the Chrysler brand, FCA sells vehicles worldwide under the Dodge, Jeep, and Ram nameplates. Furthermore, the subsidiary includes Mopar, its automotive parts and accessories division, and SRT, its performance automobile division. After founding the company, Walter Chrysler used the General Motors brand diversification and hierarchy strategy that he had seen working for Buick, and acquired Fargo Trucks and Dodge Brothers, and created the Plymouth and DeSoto brands in 1928. Facing postwar declines in market share, productivity, and profitability, as GM and Ford were growing, Chrysler borrowed $250 million in 1954 from Prudential Insurance to pay for expansion and updated car designs.Chrysler expanded into Europe by taking control of French, British and Spanish auto companies in the 1960s; Chrysler Europe was sold in 1978 to PSA Peugeot Citroën for $1. The company struggled to adapt to changing markets, increased U.S. import competition, and safety and environmental regulation in the 1970s. It began an engineering partnership with Mitsubishi Motors, and began selling Mitsubishi vehicles branded as Dodge and Plymouth in North America. On the verge of bankruptcy in the late 1970s, it was saved by $1.5 billion in loan guarantees from the U.S. government. New CEO Lee Iacocca was credited with returning the company to profitability in the 1980s. In 1985, Diamond-Star Motors was created, further expanding the Chrysler-Mitsubishi relationship. In 1987, Chrysler acquired American Motors Corporation (AMC), which brought the profitable Jeep brand under the Chrysler umbrella. In 1998, Chrysler merged with German automaker Daimler-Benz to form DaimlerChrysler AG; the merger proved contentious with investors. As a result, Chrysler was sold to Cerberus Capital Management and renamed Chrysler LLC in 2007. ...