1928 : Chrysler Buys Dodge Brothers Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML When: May 30, 2018 all-day Repeats 2018-05-30T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-31T00:00:00-04:00 May 30, 1928, Chrysler Corporation purchased the Dodge Brothers auto company in Detroit and became the third largest automobile manufacturer behind General Motors and Ford. Source: Mich-Again’s Day.