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 * 1913 &mdash; Ford's Highland Park Assembly plant begins experimenting with assembly line production
 * 1917 &mdash; Construction begins on Ford's River Rouge Plant
 * 1964 &mdash; The Plymouth Barracuda arrives in dealer showrooms, 16 days before the archrival Ford Mustang
 * 1970 &mdash; Public introduction and sales of the AMC Gremlin, a US-built subcompact car six months before the Ford Pinto and Chevrolet Vega
 * 1979 &mdash; The final Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash starts from Darien, Connecticut
 * 1986 &mdash; Production of the "import-fighting" Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon "America" models begins.
 * 1992 &mdash; Chrysler Corporation dedicates the new Jefferson North Assembly plant, a controversial commitment to inner-city Detroit and home to Jeep Grand Cherokee production.