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Since 1914, Dodge Brother Motor Vehicle Company was already
establishing its name in the auto industry. But before the Dodge
brothers created their own automobile company, they have already been
playing roles in the industry as manufacturer of bearings and other
auto parts. They also took part in the founding of the Ford Motor
Company. The first Dodge model appeared in November 1914 as the 1915
Dodge model. It was a great start for the Dodge brothers as their first
model was able to surpass Ford’s famous Model T in terms of
performance, exterior and interior features.
Throughout the
century, Dodge created many other good-featured and dependable cars,
trucks and other vehicles. In fact, the term “dependability” was coined
to describe a Dodge vehicle. One of Dodge’s most successful cars was
the Dodge Aries made from 1981 to 1989. They were manufactured in
Newark, Delaware; Detroit, Michigan and in Toluca, Mexico. The first
Dodge Aries were equipped with a 2.2L Chrysler K engine. An optional
Mitsubishi 2.6L engine was also offered. In time with the 1985 revamp
of the Dodge Aries, the optional Mitsubishi 2.6L engine was replaced by
the 2.5L version of the Chrysler K engine.
Dodge Aries mainly shared features with Plymouth Reliant, also by
Chrysler Corporation. Both Chrysler cars used the K platform, known for
being the most frequently shared auto platform. The two also shared
many other features and components, thus they were regarded as “twins.”
It was said that the Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant were the main
reasons why Chrysler was able to recover from its bankruptcy back in
the 70s. The two were launched to replace the slow-selling Dodge Aspen
and Plymouth Volaré, respectively. They were instantly successful. They
were Motor Trend’s Car of the Year for 1981, their first year in the
auto market.
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