New Challenger Production Announcement Tomorrow?!?!...

[xs29j8]

Normally I would just link to the Allpar thread that "fast98dodge" posted this article in, apparently from the Wall Street Journal website, but Allpar requires a login to read posts now... soooooo...

From Allpar thread, and apparently from the WSJ...
DODGE CHALLENGER GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR PRODUCTION
Tomorrow, Chrysler is expected to announce at a Nascar race in Daytona Beach, Fla., that it will produce a new V8-powered Dodge Challenger coupe styled after the 1970s muscle car of the same name, people familiar with the company's plans said. Although the car won't arrive in dealerships until next year, it will be featured in summer promotions that Chrysler hopes will pull customers into showrooms, these people said.
The announcement of the Challenger launch, which has been eagerly awaited by fans of the original muscle car, was moved forward by several months in hopes that it would create some buzz for Chrysler, these people said. Chrysler has struggled to separate itself from the negative news overshadowing its two ailing Detroit rivals, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.
The launch highlights some development and manufacturing advantages that have emerged for Chrysler recently. As part of its restructuring a few years ago, the car maker overhauled the way it designs and manufactures cars to cut time and cost.
The Challenger will be the fourth vehicle produced from the same components used to make Chrylser's hot-selling 300 sedan. While the first vehicle cost $1 billion or more to develop, the others each cost about a third of that, auto experts estimate. Chrysler will reap other savings because it will build all four of the cars on one production line at a plant in Brampton, Ontario.
Reusing parts also cut the time it takes to develop the car. Chrysler first showed a Challenger concept last January. At the same time, GM presented a concept for its own muscle car, a new Camaro, but that car is still at least two years from production.

I have been trying to get independent confirmation... no luck so far. Does anyone know if this is true, or if it is a hoax...???
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[xs29j8]

Looks like "tommorrow" means Saturday, here is a thread with another source:
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/in...?topic=22569.0
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[Ragamuffin]

Originally Posted by xs29j8

Normally I would just link to the Allpar thread that "fast98dodge" posted this article in, apparently from the Wall Street Journal website, but Allpar requires a login to read posts now... soooooo...

I have been trying to get independent confirmation... no luck so far. Does anyone know if this is true, or if it is a hoax...???
XS

Well, the only thing I will basically confirm or opine about is the $1,000,000,000 stated for the cost of ' the first one ' ! Either that's a real bad typo or it must have come from a hoaxman ! I don't know exactly what the total cost was { from 'thought - process > loading of the 2006 Dodge Challenger Concept into a trailer going to the Detroit autoshow } but it certainly waddn't one billion bucks !!!!!! ... It was closer to $3,000,000 !

[xs29j8]

Now being reported on Reuters (attributed to WSJ):

http://today.reuters.com/stocks/Quot...ORT.XML&rpc=66

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[Mike Penner]

Originally Posted by Ragamuffin

Well, the only thing I will basically confirm or opine about is the $1,000,000,000 stated for the cost of ' the first one ' ! Either that's a real bad typo or it must have come from a hoaxman ! I don't know exactly what the total cost was { from 'thought - process > loading of the 2006 Dodge Challenger Concept into a trailer going to the Detroit autoshow } but it certainly waddn't one billion bucks !!!!!! ... It was closer to $3,000,000 !

He's referring to the first line of cars produced by the overhauled production process I think. The first line cost 1 billion, all subsequent lines cost 300 million or so. The rumor sounds really concrete and it'll be confirmed (or refuted) by Saturday so we'll wait and see.

[justinriney]

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!!!!!!

First time here on the site...I've been thinking seriously about purchasing an 07 Charger, but this throws a wrench in my system.

Please do this right, DCX!

[EVERRET]

Looks Like it will REALLY be a GO "officially" this weekend. This will be a great weekend for sure!

Here is another LINK Detroit News:

Dodge Challenger's back
Muscle car is reborn
Dodge Challenger is back

Detroit News file photo

Chrysler designers drew inspiration from a 1970 Challenger parked in the studio as they created the concept version.

Chrysler is crashing the muscle-car party with plans to build a production version of the Dodge Challenger coupe that debuted as a retro-styled concept car in January at the Detroit auto show.
The automaker plans to herald the return of the Challenger at the Pepsi 400 in Daytona, Fla., on Saturday, according to people familiar with the plans.

[blackarmy]

ohhh if you look at the thread i started i said it was going to be released next year! woot i was right!

[xs29j8]

Detroit Free Press Article:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...=2006606300319
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[wirewilly]

No more hot lunches!!!! Brown baggin will add $2500 yr to the Challenger fund. Here we goooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!