| Dodge auto dealers sell American made automobiles. The Dodge brand of vehicles is among the oldest in the United States having been sold domestically since 1914. The Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicles Company was bought by the Chrysler Company in 1928 and began selling their automobiles under the name Chrysler Dodge. In 1998, Chrysler merged with Daimler Benz and the name for Dodge and all other Chrysler subsidiaries changed once again to Daimler Chrysler.
The Dodge brothers, who initially founded the Dodge Motor Vehicles Company, were employees of Henry Ford that manufactured parts for the Model T cars sold by the Ford Motor Company. In fact, almost all running parts, brakes, suspension, chassis, transmissions, engines, etc. were built by the Dodge brothers.
As part of the Daimler Chrysler family, the Dodge name is now a division of a larger corporation. As of 2005, nearly 78 percent of all Dodge sales came from their trucks. When the Dodge Durango was introduced in 1998, Chrysler Dodge dealers had trouble keeping them in stock due to their popularity. Overall, Dodge Chrysler dealers view the Dodge Ram as their most popular vehicle. The parent corporation recognized this as well and the Dodge logo began appearing on all trucks since 1981 and eventually, the Ram�s head made its way to be a permanent part of the logo used on all Dodge vehicles starting in the year 1996.
Dodge car dealerships are common sites in major cities, the suburbs, and rural areas of the United States. Their popularity among truck owners make them more prevalent in rural America as trucks are more popular and frequently used more. In an effort to break the stigma of being a truck company, Dodge dealerships carry a full line of cars that are marketed to various customers. Their high end vehicles are the Dodge Charger based on the old muscle cars, and the Dodge Viper which is a V-10 two seat sports car. Dodge also markets to families with the Avenger and Caliber sedans as well as the Caravan mini van.
Dodge dealerships can be found easily by visiting the Dodge web site and entering a zip code in the Find a Dealer search area. Many of the returned results list what the contact information, a link to the Dodge car dealer site, if they are a five star dealer, and what other Daimler Chrysler brands are sold. Certain dealers also offer the opportunity to request a vehicle quote, schedule a test drive, or schedule vehicle maintenance. Worldwide, the Dodge name is well know due to its line of truck however they are sometimes blended with other Daimler Chrysler names like in Mexico where Hyundais are branded as Dodge, sold as Hyundai by Dodge.
The Dodge web site also allows for potential customers to search special offers based on their region of the country. They are currently offering no payments until January 2008 and there are quite a few vehicles that have 0 percent financing incentives and low monthly payments attached to them. Many of the current incentives offer either low interest or cash back on the vehicle.
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