It might not be a mystery to anybody but Chrysler will use it’s Brampton, Ontario plant to build up to 30K Dodge Challengers per year according to a report in Canada’s Globe and Mail.  Also in the report the Challenger model would be produced in relatively small numbers with very few configurations for the first year model run.

A few reports around the net have suggested the Challenger would only be produced with a V8 and manual transmission.  On the transmission side I would have to disagree because you would be leaving a whole segment of buyers out in the cold if you only produced a manual transmission.  I believe once all the details are ironed out the Challenger will be available in a stick and automatic transmission.

The Brampton plant in Canada currently builds all Dodge Charger, Magnum and Chrysler 300C units.  Sales of these vehicles have slowed of late and the addition of the Challenger model would help bring production levels back up.

A few facts and history on the Brampton plant is below:

• Floor Space Covers 2.95 Million Square Feet
• Covers 269 Acres
• 4200 Employees
• 20.4 Miles of Conveyors
• 581 Robots Used in the plant
• Built in 1986

More news on the way…

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