"Auto maker Chrysler Group LLC has changed its company name to FCA US LLC, marking the end for one of the more iconic corporate automobile names in the U.S.
The move, effective immediately, follows the naming convention of parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, which made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in October. The company’s Italian operation, formerly Fiat Group Automobiles SpA, has similarly changed its name to FCA Italy SpA.
Chrysler, one of the “Big Three” American car companies along with General Motors Co. and Ford Co., was founded in 1925. It merged with German car maker Daimler-Benz AG in 1998 to become DaimlerChrysler, but reverted to Chrysler LLC after the two companies split nine years later. Fiat became Chrysler’s majority shareholder in 2011 and in January gained full control of the company in a $4.35 billion deal."
