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The Dodge Viper will be leaving in calendar-year 2017, according to the proposed FCA-UAW contract. No product has been slated to replace it so far, though a surprise use forthe Conner Avenue, Detroit, assembly plant might still be found.
The shutdown of the Conner Avenue plant has been rumored for some time, but this is the first concrete evidence that it, and the Viper, will both leave.
The Viper was never meant to stay around as long as it has, being built largely as the first test of the AMC engineering system at the old Chrysler Corporation. The test was obviously successful, and before the Viper was launched, work began on a new set of large cars, dubbed “LH,” whichreversed the fortunes of the company. (...) →
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The shutdown of the Conner Avenue plant has been rumored for some time, but this is the first concrete evidence that it, and the Viper, will both leave.
The Viper was never meant to stay around as long as it has, being built largely as the first test of the AMC engineering system at the old Chrysler Corporation. The test was obviously successful, and before the Viper was launched, work began on a new set of large cars, dubbed “LH,” whichreversed the fortunes of the company. (...) →
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