In 1922 a branch of Dodge Bros was set up in London to market vehicles by its American parent. In 1931 Chrysler bought out the American Dodge company, and decided to merge its British Maxwell subsidiary with the newly acquired Dodge Bros in London to form Dodge Bros (Britain) Ltd. British Dodge vehicles started production in 1932 using American sidevalve engines and some were exported to Australasia. Production resumed in 1945, but the first new design came in 1949 with the 100 series sometimes called 'Parrot Nose' because of the shape of its bonnet. In fact this bonnet distinguished the Dodge 100 Series from the Ford ET6 and they Leyland Comet that shared the same basic cab by Briggs Motor Bodies. In 1957 a new 300 series with semi forward control design was launched and this model shared its cab with Leyland and Albion trucks. The 100 series evolved into the 200 series in 1958 and shared its cab with the Commer Superpoise. A new tilt-cab 500 series was launched in 1964, and in that year Chrysler USA bought shares in Rootes and took over in 1967. Commer and Karrier trucks started to wear 'Dodge' badges, but the British and French Chrysler operations were sold to Peugeot in 1978, and eventually the Dodge truck business went to Renault.