Tim Kuniskis, head of NAFTA Passenger Automotive Manufacturers for Fiat Chrysler Vehicles NV, speaks throughout the reveal of the Fiat Chrysler 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon sports activities car forward of the 2017 New York Worldwide Auto Present (NYIAS) in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
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New Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, who took excessive job one week in the past, has made his first main management transfer, selling Tim Kuniskis to supervise all American manufacturers and lead advertising and retail technique in North America.
Kuniskis stays CEO of Ram. He now has a broader position throughout the corporate’s U.S. operations. Kuniskis, who got here out of retirement after seven months, returned to Stellantis late final yr after former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares unexpectedly stepped down.
Stellantis can be bringing again the Avenue and Racing Expertise efficiency division.
SRT will mix engineers from Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler and can give attention to high-performance automobiles and motorsports.
“SRT is one other field we wanted to verify,” Kuniskis stated in a press launch Wednesday. “We’re getting the band again collectively.”
Kuniskis can be main a significant product launch at Ram as a part of an effort to fight yearslong gross sales declines. The model plans to launch 25 new merchandise all through the subsequent 18 months.
Earlier this month, Kuniskis introduced the return of its common V-8 Hemi engines for its Ram 1500 full-size pickup vans. Ram plans to supply the engine once more in early 2026.
