<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>
<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>
when did dodge start making the challenger again
when did dodge start making the challenger again
2008
2008