<Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Chrysler Corporation (1958--1959 and 1969--1974) Mitsubishi Motors (1978--1983) Chrysler LLC (2008--2009) Chrysler Group LLC (2009 - 2014) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Canada (2014 - present) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Layout </Th> <Td> FR layout (1958--2016) FR or F4 layout (2017--present) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Dodge Challenger is the name of four different generations of American automobiles (two of those being pony cars) produced by Dodge in Detroit, Michigan . The Dodge Silver Challenger was produced from 1958 to 1959, as a version of the full - sized Dodge Coronet sedan . From MY 1970 to 1974, the second generation Dodge Challenger pony car was built using the Chrysler E platform, sharing major components with the Plymouth Barracuda . The third generation, from 1978 to 1983, was a badge engineered Mitsubishi Galant Lambda compact car . The fourth, and current generation is a pony car introduced in early 2008 as a rival to the evolved fifth generation Ford Mustang and the fifth generation Chevrolet Camaro . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Dodge Silver Challenger </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Body and chassis </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Class </Th> <Td> Full - size car </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Body style </Th> <Td> 2 - door sedan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related </Th> <Td> Dodge Coronet (fourth generation) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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