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Mopar (short for "motor parts") is the automobile parts and service arm of all the DaimlerChrysler American brands that were formerly owned by the Chrysler Corporation.
The term has, however, passed into a broader usage among car enthusiasts, as an inclusive word for any of Chrysler's brands. This is because the Chrysler name confusingly applied both to the parent company and to one of its brands, so if one wanted to refer unambiguously to the parent company, another word was needed. Thus, for example, a car club for owners of any Chrysler Corporation vehicle might describe itself as a club for "Mopar enthusiasts".
A similar situation exists for the Ford Motor Company, where "Ford" might mean either the brand or the parent. A similar solution was found; enthusiasts refer to FoMoCo, which as well as an abbreviation is also the name applied to generic Ford-brand parts. General Motors enthusiasts do not have to deal with such a confusion, since an unadorned GM always means the corporate parent.
External links
- Mopar (http://www.mopar.com)
- Allpar.com (http://allpar.com/), an enthusiast site
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