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i was never aware that chrysler was owned by mercedes in the recent pass. . . i knew dodge owned and lost it when bailed out to the united auto workers or some similar type of union. they then wanted to go public and fiat did not want this. they tried to force fiat into buying them out at a high price which was ridiculous as fiat knew its worth. i believe fiat told them to fk off and threatened to pull out of the partnership. . . that is the last time i looked into how they were doing
Dodge and its affiliates are and have been for quite some time subsidiaries of Chrysler Corp. Mercedes owned Chrysler from May 7, 1998 until July 1?, 2011 when Fiat bought the majority share from Mercedes. This past January Fiat bought sole control of Chrysler on New Years Day 2014. The 2011 Dodge Charger(the one that started the freaking sick Charger look and feel) was designed by Fiat. They added a bigger engine and made it looke much like a classic muscle car but with some more modern attachments and looks.