Back امبيريال (ماركة عربيات) ARZ Imperial (Automarke) German Imperial (automóviles) Spanish ایمپریال موتورز Persian Imperial (automerkki) Finnish Imperial (automobile) French Imperial (auto) Italian インペリアル (自動車) Japanese Imperial Lithuanian Imperial (automerk) Dutch
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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Predecessor | Chrysler Imperial |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founder | Chrysler |
| Defunct | 1983 |
| Fate | Initially a car model by Chrysler, then a company division (1955–75, 1981–83) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Luxury vehicles |
| Parent | Chrysler |
Imperial was the Chrysler Corporation's luxury automobile brand from 1955 until 1975 and again from 1981 through 1983.
The Imperial name had been used since 1926 as a Chrysler luxury model, the Chrysler Imperial. In 1955, the automaker repositioned the Imperial as a separate make and division to better compete with its North American rivals, Lincoln and Cadillac.[1][2][3]
The Imperial would feature new or modified body styles introduced every two to three years, all with V8 engines and automatic transmissions, as well as technologies that would later be introduced in Chrysler Corporation's other models.
- ^ "Imperial Marque History". imperialclub.com. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ "NBC Color Footage from 1959". 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2014-12-06 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Wilson, Gerard. "Imperial history and car production by year, US and Canada, 1955-1983". allpar.com. Retrieved 2014-12-06.