Chrysler

The first time Chrysler used the Newport name was on a 1940 show car, of which five vehicles were produced. In the 1950s the Newport name was used to designate any Chrysler model with a hardtop body style. Chrysler updated the Newport nameplate as a separate model for 1961. The Newport was the least expensive Chrysler model, intended to appeal to owners of the discontinued DeSoto brand. While the Newport was successful and comprised the bulk of Chrysler production, the base Newport sedans were modest trim package versions of Chrysler's traditional upscale models, featuring smaller hubcaps instead of full-wheel covers, plain interiors and a minimal amount of exterior trim. 

The Newport was completely redesigned for 1969. Although retaining the same wheelbase that it shared with the premium New Yorker, this generation Newport was longer, lower, wider, and several hundred pounds heavier than the 1965–1968 Newports. Station wagons were no longer part of the Newport series, as the Town & Country became a separate model outright. Newport convertibles were discontinued after 1970, following a drop in sales of 48 percent that year. First appearing in 1971, the Newport Royal was the entry-level model in the Newport Series.