Creveling Dodge Truck Center history

The brothers established a small machine shop on Beaubien Street in Detroit in 1900, when the city was growing and the industrial minds and work force came together to create the automotive capital of the world.

By 1901, John and Horace sold their interest in the Evans & Dodge and moved on from bicycles to cars, opening up what would become Detroit’s largest machine shop.

In 1902, the Dodge Brothers received their first order from Olds Motor Works of Detroit for 3,000 transmissions.

John F. and Horace E. Dodge, sons of a Nlles Michigan machinlst, moved to Detroit at the turn of the century, briefly produced transmissions for Ransom E. Olds, and beginning in 1903, became the major suppliers of drive trains to the Ford Motor Company.

Alfa Romeo history and history video "Alfa Romeo History "The legend started in 1910, when Cavalier Ugo Stella acquired the shares of Società Italiana Automobili Darraq, the Italian plant of a French car maker.

So on July 17, 1914, the Dodge brother’s decision to begin selling their vehicles and the Dodge Brothers Company began.

Dodge had received 21,000 applications for dealerships and sold 45,000 units in 1915.

Also in 1916, Dodge Brothers vehicles won acclaim for durability while in service with the United States Army’s Pancho Villa Expedition into Mexico.One notable instance was in May when the 6th Infantry received a reported sighting of Julio Cardenas, one of Villa’s most trusted subordinates.

The brand reached their 400,000th vehicle produced in 1919, just five years after the initial start of production.

When the Dodge brothers died in 1920, they employed 22,000 workers and produced 140,000 automobiles per year.

In 1921, the company then entered into an agreement with the Graham Brothers to build trucks and was able to expand its production capacity to 600 units per day.

In 1922, Dodge was the first automotive company to introduce a steel-body closed car.

Without the founders, the company was not able to duplicate its success, and financial advisors recommended that the Dodge Brothers’ widows to sell their interests in the company in 1925.

Dodge Brothers Company remained an independent firm until 1928, when it became a major division of the fledging Chrysler Corporation.

By the end of 1929, the company introduced the first downdraft carburetor to the automotive industry and was able to maintain its 7th position.

In 1930, the company began focusing on creating more reliable, safer, and efficient cars and introduced vehicles with front suspension with coil springs, the silent helical gear transmission, automatic spark control, valve seat inserts, and factory rust-proofed bodies.

And in 1933, Dodge adopted the iconic RAM symbol, which represented dependability and strength.

In 1945, Dodge released their first post-war era vehicles, the Dodge Custom four-door sedan, and the Dodge D24 Custom convertible coupe.

The first post-war Dodges were in high demand by civilians and came out to the market in 1946.

The brand also opened up a new assembly plant in San Leandro, California in 1948.

In 1950, the company introduced its first hardtop coupe and new roll-up windows.

In 1954, with the V8 engine, Dodge began making its way into car racing in the Indianapolis 500.

By 1957, Dodge reduced the size of its cars and large tailfins were introduced.

By 1960, Dodge began producing muscle cars and introduced many high-performance cars with great horsepower and torque.

The brand also celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1964 and released a series of engineering upgrades throughout the 60s such as the Wedge Head 426 V8 engine.

In 1966, Dodge unveiled the famous Dodge Charger.

In 1970, Dodge continued its racing heritage and shrinks the size of its family cars, producing many new models of the Charger and Challenger.

The Dodge brand’s long history in the racing world reached a milestone when Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 while behind the wheel of a Charger in 1974.

When the gas crisis hit in the early 70s, Dodge responded with the release of vehicles that were more compact in size, thus redefining the look of “family cars.” In 1976, Dodge introduced “the family car of the future” with the Aspen.

In 1981, the brand introduced the Dodge Aires along with the new 318 V8 engine – the largest in their entire lineup.

Throughout the rest of the 80s the Ram lineup continued to evolve in style, power, and efficiency with a completely more refined lineup launching in 1987.

The Dodge Viper Concept made its debut at the North American International Auto Show in 1989 during Dodge’s 75th anniversary celebration.

As newer and more improved engines were being launched in the automotive world, more trucks continued being introduced as part of the Dodge Truck Division until 1994 when these vehicles were officially rebranded as Ram Trucks.

A year later in 1995, the Ram brand released the Club cab along with a variety of other unique cabs for the lineup.

Szudarek Robert G. “How Detroit Became the Automotive Capital 100th Anniversary.” 1996.

Dodge finished off the decade by denoting the all-new Power Wagon and Charger concepts in 1999.

The Dodge RAM Brand would continue until 2009 when RAM Trucks officially became their own brand separate from the Dodge name.

In 2010, the special edition Dodge Challenger was introduced and new variations of the Dart, Charger, Durango, and Journey also gained significant popularity.

That year, Dodge released the Mopar ’10 special edition Challenger and six all-new or significantly redesigned vehicles made their debut in 2011.

By the time they reached their 100th anniversary in 2014 Dodge had achieved the notable status of America’s fastest growing automaker.

Dodge enters the 2015 model year as America’s fastest growing automobile manufacturer.