The Dodge Viper will vanish from Fiat Chrysler 's production line after 2017 according to details contained in Fiat Chrysler's new contract with the UAW. The 650-hp sports coupe, which is built by hand by approximately 80 employees, who turn out about 3 cars per day at the company's Conner Avenue assembly plant in Detroit is the latest incarnation of the brand, first introduced in 1992, then updated in 1996, 2003 and 2008, before production was halted in 2010 due to Chrysler's bankruptcy.