of Germany, into a new entity, DaimlerChrysler (DCX), which is headquartered both in Stuttgart, Germany and Auburn Hills, Michigan (where the pre-merger headquarters of DaimlerBenz and Chrysler, respectively, were located). This raised a dispute on whether Chrysler (or, more specifically, the Chrysler Group within DCX, which consists of most former Chrysler Corporation operations and is headquartered in Auburn Hills) can still be seen as a domestic manufacturer. Nevertheless, the term "Big Three" still applied. In 2005, the Chrysler Group employed 83,130 people and sold 2.83 million vehicles globally, generating $57.4 billion in revenue. Chrysler entered into bankruptcy in 2008, and was then owned by the Italian car maker FIAT and the United Auto Workers Union. With the merger of Chrysler and Fiat in 2014, the new company's name became Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) (operating in USA as FCA US LLC) in December 2014. FCA in turn merged on January 16, 2020, with French based PSA Group to form a new entity called Stellantis. As US-american brands, Fiat Chrysler and now Stellantis manufactures and sells vehicles under the following brands: Chrysler Dodge Jeep (acquired in 1987 after Chrysler absorbed American Motors' business assets from its parent owner Renault) Ram Trucks (formerly Dodge Truck Division) SRT was consolidated back into Dodge in 2014, and used as a sub-brand. The company also imports and sells European Stellantis (former FCA) brands: Alfa Romeo and Fiat (Maserati USA is a separate company). Brands owned by Chrysler resp. FCA resp. Stellantis, but no longer used in current production of new vehicles are: DeSoto defunct 1961 Imperial defunct 1975 Plymouth defunct in 2001 AMC defunct in 1987 (remaining stock purchased by Chrysler Corporation from Renault) Eagle defunct in 1998 (was established as the successor to American Motors) Other automakers with manufacturing operations in the United States BMW See BMW for a complete overview of the corporation BMW opened its American manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1994, to manufacture the Z3 roadster, later replaced by the Z4 model. Since 2000, the plant also manufactures the X3, X5 and X6 SUV. All those models are made exclusively at Spartanburg for both the domestic market and worldwide exports (not counting CKD operations in some countries). Honda See Honda for a complete overview of the corporation Honda was the first Japanese automaker to build a factory in the United States. Following the success of the Civic and Accord, the