Their company was sold by their families to Dillon, Read & Co. Horace died in December of the same year, perhaps weakened by the Spanish flu, but the cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver. John Dodge died from the Spanish flu in January 1920, having lungs weakened by tuberculosis 20 years earlier. The factory located in Hamtramck, Michigan was the Dodge main factory from 1910 until it closed in January 1980. They began building complete automobiles under the 'Dodge Brothers' brand in 1914, predating the founding of Chrysler Corporation.
Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence Dodge was Chrysler's mid-priced brand above Plymouth.įounded as the Dodge Brothers Company machine shop by brothers Horace Elgin Dodge and John Francis Dodge in the early 1900s, Dodge was originally a supplier of parts and assemblies to Detroit-based automakers like Ford. Timothy Kuniskis, president and CEO of Dodge brand ĭodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis North America, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
