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07-01-2006, 10:32 PM
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chrysler Group (DCXGn.DE) on Saturday said it will resume production of the Dodge Challenger in 2008 after more than three decades as it takes aim at nostalgia for the U.S. muscle car era.
The Challenger would join the Dodge Charger in the brewing stable of modern U.S. muscle cars such as Ford Motor Co.'s redesigned iconic Mustang -- homage to 1960s and 1970s designs built on up-to-date platforms.
"It's a modern take on one of the most iconic muscle cars," Chrysler Group President and Chief Executive Tom LaSorda said.
Read entire story here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060701/bs_nm/autos_chrysler_challenger_dc_1).
The Challenger would join the Dodge Charger in the brewing stable of modern U.S. muscle cars such as Ford Motor Co.'s redesigned iconic Mustang -- homage to 1960s and 1970s designs built on up-to-date platforms.
"It's a modern take on one of the most iconic muscle cars," Chrysler Group President and Chief Executive Tom LaSorda said.
Read entire story here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060701/bs_nm/autos_chrysler_challenger_dc_1).