The Plymouth Cricket was a subcompact automobile sold by the Plymouth division of Chrysler Corporation in the American market from 1971-1973. The car was a captive import, being actually a re-badged version of the British Hillman Avenger. Four-door sedans and station wagons were sold.
The car was not successful in the U.S., primarily because of complaints of poor quality. It was discontinued, paradoxically, just as the gas crisis of 1973 began to push up demand for small cars sharply, and just as Dodge began to see real success with its similarly-sized Dodge Colt, built by Mitsubishi.
Chrysler Canada, most confusingly, sold the Mitsubishi car under the Plymouth Cricket name.
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