The DeSoto Diplomat is an automobile produced by Chrysler Corporation for sale in export markets outside of the United States

United States

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. DeSoto Diplomats were "Plodges"": Dodge

Dodge

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s or Plymouths

Plymouth (automobile)

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 or a mix of Dodge and Plymouth components, rebadged

Badge engineering

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 as DeSotos. They were manufactured both in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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, USA, and in Windsor, Ontario

Windsor, Ontario

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, Canada

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The export DeSoto based on the Plymouth

Plymouth (automobile)

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 was first introduced in 1937 and was built in Detroit. Chrysler Corporation of Canada did not start building export DeSotos until late in the 1939 model year.

In 1946, the export DeSoto became the DeSoto Diplomat.