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Where did the name Chrysler come from?
Is Chrysler named after someone, or does the name come from something else? It seems like a weird name for a car company but I’ve never thought about it before.
Liz Jenson · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
The name Chrysler comes from the founder of the company, Walter Chrysler, who took over and reorganized the Maxwell Motor Company to create the Chrysler Corporation in the mid-1920s.
The first Maxwell car was manufactured in 1904 by Jonathan Maxwell and Benjamin Briscoe. While this is sometimes considered the first Chrysler automobile, the first vehicle to be manufactured under the Chrysler name was the Chrysler 70, which made its debut in early 1924.
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