The Dodge Kingsway is an automobile built by Dodge for export markets. The Kingsway name was adopted for the 1940 models. Before that, the export models based on Plymouths had no unique model names.
Kingsways were rebadged Plymouth vehicles, although they were often equipped with Dodge bumpers and trim. They were supposed to help overseas Dodge dealers to sell cars in a lower price class. The first export models were made in 1935, and they continued through the 1959 model year, with many different body styles and variations depending on the market they were intended for and which Plymouth models were available at the time.
Versions
The Kingsway was the lowest-priced Plymouth Deluxe model in 1949–1952 ( wheelbase
The Kingsway name continued for the 1941 model year, on model D20. It was now available in two versions, base and Special. The Special was about $25 more than the base model. Body styles offered were the same as in 1940 with the addition of a 5-passenger coupe with fold-up (auxiliary) seats in the rear compartment.
For the 1942 model year, the Kingsway name was replaced by the DeLuxe, the same name as used on the base model Plymouth series. The DeLuxe was also the lowest priced Dodge for Canada from 1946 to 1950, although other export markets continued to use the Kingsway moniker. with all major panels pressed in Australia on Australian-made tooling. D49 series Kingsways were assembled from 1954 to 1957. The D49 Kingsway differed only in terms of grilles and badgework from the Plymouth P25 and DeSoto SP25 Diplomat models An Australian developed coupe utility variant of the Kingsway was introduced in 1956.
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File: Dodge Kingsway D36 1950.JPG|1950 Dodge Kingsway Custom (D36). Dodge D36 models were assembled in Australia by Chrysler Dodge Distributors Ltd, the predecessor of Chrysler Australia
File:1952 Dodge Kingsway Sedan.jpg|1952 Dodge Kingsway Sedan (D40)
File:Dodge Kingsway 1955 (front).JPG|1955 Dodge Kingsway Coronet (D49)
File:Dodge Kingsway 1955 (rear).JPG|1955 Dodge Kingsway Coronet (D49)
File:Dodge Kingsway Coronet (1956).jpg|1956 Dodge Kingsway Coronet (D49)
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Swedish production
In Sweden, Dodge Kingsways were assembled between 1955 and 1957 at the Aktiebolaget Nyköpings Automobilfabriks (ANA) factory in Norrköping.