Poor Chrysler. Ever since the 1970s, the company hasn’t really been able to catch a break when it comes to long-term success. Sure, there have been bright spots – the original Dodge Caravan was a family-car revelation, while the front-drive K-car platform brought efficiency and affordability to American consumers. But while both those innovative products kept Chrysler alive through the 1980s, a new spate of financial troubles began to rear their heads the following decade.
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