Dodge Brothers Company

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The Dodge Brothers Company was founded by brothers Horace E. and John F. Dodge. Initially, they produced bicycles and auto parts for companies like Ford. In 1914, they introduced their own automobiles. Horace Dodge was known for manufacturing innovations, including an oven for baking enamel onto steel car bodies. By 1920, the year both brothers passed away, Dodge was a major player in the automotive industry. The company was later acquired by Chrysler Corporation in 1928 and continues as a division of Chrysler.12

It is important to distinguish the Dodge Brothers Company from William E. Dodge, who cofounded Phelps, Dodge & Company, a significant mining firm.3

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The Dodge Brothers Company in 1910 established a large auto-parts plant in Hamtramck, Michigan. There the brothers made engines and other auto parts for the Ford Motor Company and for Olds Motor Works. In 1913 they began producing their own automobiles, and the first Dodge automobile…
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The Dodge Brothers Company in 1910 established a large auto-parts plant in Hamtramck, Michigan. There the brothers made engines and other auto parts for the Ford Motor Company and for Olds Motor Works. In 1913 they began producing their own automobiles, and the first Dodge automobile…
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