The new Dodge Charger Daytona will be manufactured at the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, possibly alongside an all-electric Chrysler crossover.
The Windsor site had long been considered the frontrunner for the production of the new Charger, but confirmation of the brand’s factory plans was only given during the Charger Daytona’s unveiling earlier this week.
Dodge will commence production of the new muscle car in the middle of 2024 and according to AutoForecast Solutions analyst Sam Fiorani, the site could build as many as 130,000 Chargers in 2025, its first full year of production. The flexibility of the STLA Large platform underpinning the new model means that battery-electric, ICE, and hybrid models can be assembled on the same line.
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The new Charger Daytona will be offered in both two-door and four-door guises as well as with two combustion engines and in a handful of electric variants. Both combustion models use a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged six-cylinder with 420 hp and 550 hp respectively while the initial flagship EV will deliver 670 hp.
It’s not just the new Charger that the Windsor site will be making. According to both Fiorani and a union official, an electric Chrysler crossover will also be built at the factory. This vehicle will take inspiration from the Airflow concept unveiled in 2022. If true, this goes against a report from February that claimed Chrysler’s new EV would be an SUV unrelated to the Airflow.
Speaking with Auto News, president of the Unifor Local 444 union that represents roughly 4,500 workers at the site, Dave Cassidy, said the plant will bring back its third shift as production ramps up. Stellantis also plans to return its factory in Brampton, Ontario to three shifts but that won’t happen for at least two years while the site undergoes a retooling to get it ready to build the next-generation Jeep Compass.
