Dodge Colt | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors for Chrysler Corporation |
Also called | Plymouth Champ Plymouth Colt Eagle Summit Plymouth Cricket |
Model years | 1971–1994 (US) 1971–1995 (Canada) |
Assembly | Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan Thailand: Laem Chabang (MMTh) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Compact (1971–1981) Subcompact (1979–1995) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Dodge/Plymouth Neon Eagle Summit (For sedan, U.S. only) |
The Dodge Colt is a subcompact car that was manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors and marketed by Dodge for model years 1971 to 1994 as captive imports. Rebadged variants include the Plymouth Champ and Plymouth Colt, both were marketed by Plymouth.
The Colt was initially a rebadged variant of the rear-wheel drive Galant and Lancer families before shifting to the smaller front-wheel drive Mitsubishi Mirage subcompacts in 1979.