Short answers, pulled from the story.
Walter Chrysler launched the well-received Chrysler automobile in January 1924. The original 1924 model included a carburetor air filter, high compression engine, full pressure lubrication, and an oil filter.
Lee Iacocca offloaded the ailing European operation to PSA Peugeot Citroën for a nominal $1 on the 1st of July 1978. This move transferred substantial losses and debts that had been dragging down the rest of the business.
Chrysler was saved by $1.5 billion in loan guarantees from the U.S. government after Congress passed the Loan Guarantee Act. Lee Iacocca sought this help in 1979 to turn the company around before it returned to profitability in 1980.
Fiat bought the remaining shares of Chrysler owned by the VEBA worth $3.65 billion in January 2014. Several days later, Fiat announced the reorganization of Fiat and Chrysler under a new holding company.
The automaker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on the 30th of April 2009 to operate as a going concern. Substantially all assets were sold to New Chrysler organized as Chrysler Group LLC on the 10th of June 2009.