Dodge built its first car in November 1914 and entered the truck market in 1917. It debuted a ram hood ornament in 1932, but the first Dodge Ram pickup truck didn’t arrive until 1981.

The Jeep Patriot was a compact crossover introduced in 2007, competing in a crowded class against vehicles like the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V and Subaru Forester. It shared a platform with Jeep’s ...