It is more that Fiat bought Chrysler. They did it for access to the American car market.
Ford, Chevrolet and Chrysler
Chrysler ( I work for a Chrysler Dealer ) Ford. Just difference of opinion. Another vote for Ford here.
General motors, ford motor company and Chrysler corporation
Chrysler is a big and well-known manufacturer of automobiles in America. It is a branch of Fiat company. They have the award of ''North American Car of the Year''.
Dodges and other Chrysler products are made in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Chrysler is/was an American car company until Diamler bought most of it. It has since passed ownership to the US government, to Cerebus , and now to Fiat and the UAW.
Most of Mitsubishi cars share engine with Chrysler. From what I saw, if your car shares engine with one of American car then you have American engine made by Chrysler. There are some models with Japanese engines. You can find out which engine you have from the car's VIN #. If it starts from J, you have Japanese, everything else means the car engine was made in US, Canada and so on.
A Chrysler Lebaron can be found at a Chrysler dealership, on eBay, Auto Trader, Car Gurus, Cars For sale, All Par, Car Fax, Car Soup, Car Point and Chrysler Watch.
In general the American Car Industry is still fighting to survive. Chrysler still struggles the most, but GM and Ford show some signs of improvement.
The use of the Chrysler car has the same use as any other car. Cars were made to get from place to place much faster. That is what the Chrysler car is used for.
The government bailed out all major American car companies except for Ford. Chrysler and GMC both got significant bailouts.