I’d like to see Jeep belong to America again. Such an iconic symbol of WW II should never be owned by anyone else.
“I’d like to see Jeep belong to America again.”
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Designed by Karl Probst for Bantam, WWII production by Willys-Overland and Ford.
Ownership changes
In the second half of the 20th century, Jeeps continued to influence the way Americans used their automobiles. But despite the Jeep’s widespread influence, the ownership behind these popular vehicles remained in flux.
Kaiser-Frazier, an independent carmaker, purchased Willys-Overland in 1953 and changed the name to Willys Motor Company. The name changed again in 1963 to Kaiser-Jeep.
Seven years later, Kaiser sold its struggling Jeep division to American Motors Corporation (AMC).
AMC was then absorbed by Chrysler Corporation in 1987. In the years that followed, Chrysler would go through ownership changes of its own,
first merging with Daimler-Benz and then selling majority ownership to an equity sponsor to become Chrysler Group LLC.
Then Jan 21, 2014, FIAT bought Chrysler.
Fiat owns: Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Ferrari, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Ram and SRT