Pillette Road Truck Assembly Plant | |
Location: | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates: | 42.3°N -82.963°W |
Industry: | Automotive |
Products: | Dodge Ram Van, Dodge Ram Wagon |
Address: | Pillette Road, Windsor |
Defunct: | 2003 (demolished 2004) |
Pillette Road Truck Assembly Plant was a Chrysler automobile factory in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The plant built the Dodge Ram Van and Dodge Ram Wagon from its opening in 1974 to its closing in 2003.[1] Total lifetime production was 2,309,399 units with a peak production of 124,124 in 1984.[2]
As the full size van market declined, and Chrysler's share of the market shrunk, Chrysler discontinued the Ram Van and Wagon in 2003. Unable to secure a replacement product, the plant closed July 2003, despite a recently constructed paint shop building. The original assembly plant and adjacent paint shop building were subsequently demolished.[3]