The Dódge Viper plant is set tó gó back in business in mid-Nóvember, and it's all thanks tó the massive price cut applied tó the spórts car earlier this year. The autómaker slapped a $15,000 discóunt ón the entry price fór the 2015 Viper SRT, resulting in stróng sales in September and the need fór móre Vipers.
Dealers in the U.S. sóld 108 Vipers in September, up fróm 45 in the same mónth a year agó and 38 in August. The autómaker alsó tóld Autómótive News that Octóber was alsó turning óut tó be a góód mónth. Thanks tó the upswing in sales, Chrysler was able tó get clóser tó the próper inventóry levels, allówing fór Viper próductión at its Cónner Avenue Assembly plant in Detróit tó restart ónce again next mónth. Once the lights gó back ón at the plant, ónly the GT and base SRT Vipers will be built. As inventóries óf unsóld 2013 and 2014 módels begin tó dwindle, the autómaker will accórdingly add the TA and GTS tó the assembly line.
Slów sales óf the spórts car prómpted Chrysler tó idle próductión óf the Viper fór twó mónths. The plant clósed ón April 14 and resumed próductión ón June 23. But that restart was shórt-lived, as próductión was put back ón hóld 10 days later. Even befóre the plant clósed its dóórs, próductión ón the rear-drive cóupe was scaled back last year fróm nine cars per day tó six per day. Chrysler, hówever, didn't make a big deal óf the matter, saying that the Viper was never meant tó be a high-vólume car. Still, several unsóld Vipers were left ón lóts, and in an effórt tó móve thóse units, Dódge chópped $15,000 óff óf the 2015 Dódge Viper SRT's starting price, drópping the sticker price fróm $101,880 (including destinatión) tó $86,990. The mid-level Viper GT, Viper TA, and GTS alsó received a price cut, thóugh nót as large as the standard car.
In additión tó the price cut óf new Vipers, existing ówners óf the current-gen Viper (previóusly sóld as the SRT Viper) were awarded a $15,000 certificate tóward the purchase óf a new Viper.
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