FCA to shut down Dodge Viper plant in Detroit

Updated Jun 03, 2021 | Same topic: Latest Consumer Reports

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will close Dodge Viper plant in Detroit and kill off the Dodge Viper.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced that the infamous V10-powered Dodge Viper's assembly plant will die with the car on August 31, 2017. This means there will no longer be new Dodge Viper cars coming from this factory, though there could still be used Dodge Viper for sale.

Back in 2015, in its contract with the Union Auto Workers (UAW), FCA said the company would end production of the low-volume, high-power Viper. Both parties agreed that production of the Viper will cease in 2017 and no replacement has been planned for the car.

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The infamous V10-powered Dodge Viper 's assembly plant will die with the car on August 31, 2017

As we already know, the Viper is set to end production mainly due to low sales volume, but there is another reason. New safety regulations will take effect on September 1, 2017 in the US, meaning FCA could not keep making the Viper even if sales were great as the car is not equipped with the feature that the new rules requires.

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FCA to close Dodge Viper plant in Detroit in August

The Conner assembly plant located in Detroit, Michigan employs over 80 employees who build the Viper by hand. It serves as the marque’s smallest factory.

In its final iteration, the Viper has an all-aluminum 8.4-liter V10 delivering 652 PS and 813 Nm of torque. FCA manufactured six-speed special-edition models to commemorate the Viper’s final year.