Chrysler made the surprising announcement late yesterday that production has resumed at its Conner Avenue Dodge Viper assembly plant in Detroit – the first such facility to reopen since all of the automaker’s operations were idled in May before the Fiat acquisition was completed.
Chrysler had been attempting to jettison the Viper line, including the assembly plant, but few parties had shown much interest. Dodge says it has built just 61 Vipers this year, as sales of the high-performance icon have struggled due to the crippled new car industry.
The automaker had indicated earlier that it would resume production at the majority of its assembly plants by the end of June, but it appears there is no public timetable.
“At this time, we cannot give exact timing in regards to the start of production at our other manufacturing facilities,” the automaker said in a statement released to the media.
