Feuell recently added the responsibility of overseeing the Alfa Romeo brand in North America, after she turned the keys to the Ram brand back to its former CEO, Tim Kuniskis, who decided to return to Stellantis after retiring last year. She spoke with The Detroit News at the Detroit Auto Show this month.

The UAW believed the company was going back on its plant investment commitments. Now, as Trump takes office, the automaker has renewed its U.S. plans.

Chrysler is on the ropes - again - with just one model currently for sale. But it wasn't always this way as evidenced by these greats from the past.

Sperlich died Jan. 20 at age 95, according to his wife of 11 years, Dr. D’Anne Kleinsmith, a dermatologist in West Bloomfield Township. Sperlich arrived at Ford in 1957 armed with a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.

The news, announced in a letter to employees from North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa on Wednesday, also provided some good news to workers in Detroit, where the next generation Dodge Durango will be built and those in Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana, where investments are planned.

Chrysler brand CEO Chris Feuell affirmed the Windsor-built Pacifica remains a central piece in Stellantis’s future plans with a significant refresh coming in 2026 and a fully electric minivan to be part of the company’s creation of the next generation of the vehicle by decade’s end.

The crash took place in the area of Seven Mile and Hoover at about 8:20 p.m. The driver fled the scene on foot, leaving the infant behind.

Karl Zimmermann, chairman of the Detroit Auto Show, said this year’s show returned its focus to the Detroit community.

The aging Chrysler Pacifica has kept the company afloat; finally there is new product at the end of the tunnel.

According to a preliminary investigation, the Hyundai was traveling south on I-75 when it ran into the rear of a trailer pulled by a 2022 Volvo semi-tractor. The Kona's driver lost control of the vehicle and it crashed into a 2023 Chrysler Pacifica driven by a 33-year-old Warren man. He had three passengers, police said.

Sperlich was the father of the Ford Mustang and Chrysler minivan, and was credited with being one of America's greatest product developers.

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler parent Stellantis is moving forward with plans to build a new midsize pickup truck in Belvidere, Illinois, the company said on Wednesday, ending months of conflict with the United Auto Workers union over delays, and strengthening its U.S. production footprint as President Donald Trump takes office.