This 10 page paper begins with a brief history of Chrysler, which introduced its first car in 1924 but when it acquired Dodge, it's history took a new beginning, in 1924. The history is extremely complex and long, thus, a shortened history of highlights is provided. The essay then turns to a SWOT of Chrysler LLC, the new company under the ownership of Cerberus Capital Management. The essay ends with a Porter Five-Forces Analysis with concluding comments. Bibliography lists 24 sources.
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is its separation from DaimlerChrysler. It became public on May 14, 2007 that Cerberus Capital Management had purchased just over 80 percent of the Chrysler Group from DaimlerChrysler (Chrysler, FAQ,
2007). Cerberus is a private equity company, one of the largest in the world (Chrysler, FAQ, 2007). The first Chrysler automobile was introduced at the New York Automobile Show
in January 1924 (Chrysler Corporation, 1966). It was an innovation in the auto industry in that it was a medium-priced auto that had "a six-cylinder, high-compression engine, a seven-bearing crankshaft,
carburetor air cleaner, replaceable oil filter - and four-wheel hydraulic brakes" (Chrysler Corporation, 1966). It became an immediate hit, so much so that the 1925 model was changed only to
include "a vibration dampener that was friction-driven by a hub on the crankshaft for smoother performance" (Chrysler Corporation, 1966). The success of this automobile led Maxwell Motors Corporation to
transfer all of its holdings to Chrysler which then became known as the Chrysler Group (Chrysler Corporation, 1966). Maxwell had been producing cars since 1904 (Bowman, 2007). Chrysler continued to
offer new innovative features and manufacturing processes throughout its history. There are just too many to include in this essay but they included new models, silent transmissions, semi-automatic transmissions, different
wheelbases, power steering, air bags, the first minivans, the first SUVs, the first muscle cars and so much more (Chrysler, About Us, 2007; Chrysler Corporation, 1966). The Dodge Brothers made
their first automobile in 1914 (Allpar, 2007). They initially made parts for Ford and other automakers (Allpar, 2007). They actually made more pickup trucks than cars initially and their products
were known for quality and durability (Allpar, 2007). Just after they began producing the DeSoto and Fargo trucks, Chrysler acquired Dodge Brothers in 1928 (Allpar, 2007). In 1933, Dodge switched