BREAKING: Chrysler C6X (CA) Electric SUV Development Suspended

Chrysler Can't Catch A Break On New Product

Jared Balfour January 9, 2025

Chrysler Airflow Graphite Concept. (MoparInsiders).

Chrysler Airflow Concept

Three years ago at CES 2022, Chrysler showed off a concept of a production-ready-looking mid-sized electric SUV called the Airflow. This vehicle was to be based on the variant of the upcoming STLA large platform underpinning the new Dodge Charger Daytona. A few months later in April, Chrysler showed off another version of the concept called the Airflow Graphite Concept.

While not a super futuristic, outlandish design, the Airflow was a very handsome concept and looked to be production ready both interior, and exterior wise as soon as Stellantis had their STLA Large platform ready to go.

Back To The Drawing Board

A little over a year later, in an interview with MotorTrend, Ralph Gilles mentioned that they were going back to the drawing board on the Airflow concept.

“She wanted a statement that had literally zero to do with anything that you have seen today, even the Airflow concept car. It is evolving in a new direction.”

-Ralph Gilles in an interview to MotorTrend talking about Chrysler CEO Chris Fuell

The project for Chryslers Midsized electric SUV has been under development under the C6X (CA) codename. Where as C6X stands for the Variant of STLA large platform the vehicle was to be on, while CA would likely stand for Chrysler Airflow. This vehicle was scheduled to be built alongside the Chrysler Pacifica and Dodge Charger Daytona and Sixpack models at the Windsor Assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario Canada.

Project Suspended

Email Sent To Suppliers Regarding the Chrysler C6X program

Well, unfortunately for fans of the Chrysler brand that have been waiting and hoping to see a production version of the Chrysler Airflow, things aren’t looking good. A source close to MoparInsiders just sent a screen shot of the email above which states:

Dear Supplier,

The C6X (CA) program has been put on hold until further notice. Therefore, any spending associated with this program should be suspended immediately.

While suspended doesn’t mean cancelled, it is not good news for fans of the Chrysler brand who have been waiting for new product. We currently do not have any other information to share, but will keep on top of the story as it develops.

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cygnus Jan 09, 2025 New #1

Good, put the money into STLA Large getting a series hybrid (range extended EV with gas tank, like the Ramcharger) powertrain so it can go into the -

2028 Grand Cherokee Five Passenger / Seven Passenger
Next Generation Durango
MCA Charger / Challenger in 2029
Next Generation Wrangler (which isn't on STLA frame, but I'm hearing they're looking at something that _isn't_ the Recon for STLA Large for Belvidere)

Basically - the current iteration of STLA Large needs to be scrapped, entirely. The next iteration of STLA Large - ICE, MHEV, and Series Hybrid _only_.

Let pure EV be a Chrysler thing, and let it launch in 2030+. Let the current EV Charger / Challenger sell for five years, and then get rid of EV for anything except Chrysler. Let Fiat/Renault/Alfa share the EV platform, that's on them to figure out. Go let Europe be Europe and we can do our own thing in the US.

By the way - what I described was Sergio's plan before he died. Sergio specifically said NO EV for anything except for Chrysler. Back to the future. Someone go please tell the idiots at Allpar / Dave & Erik that Sergio was right.

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J Jeeper1961 Jan 09, 2025 New #2

My first thought on this is, does this foretell the demise of the Chrysler brand? Is Stellantis diverting funds to other brands or is this just cost cutting? It's kind of hard to sell product when you don't have anything new to sell. I thought the Airflow concept was a good one and almost ready to put into production. People want SUV's and trucks and not cars these days.

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P PRM Jan 09, 2025 New #3

Where does one start with this? It's basically another bad decision by Fiat/Stellantis when comes to anything Mopar. Sales are tanking for good reason.

But lets look at the C6X or whatever it was suppsed to be called.

1. Why was this still "in development"? Why was the Dodge Charger given the priority? After all the bread and butter of the passenger car market is CUVs.
2. Regardless of the above, did they really expect this to sell? It's completely anonymous! Just stick a badage on it and it's whatever you want it to be. Want it to be a Chrysler? Sure, just use whatever forgetable logo their using now. If they had gone 'retro" and made call back to past models at least they would make some kind of impression.
3. Why would anyone buy a Chrysler now? There has been no development of new Chrysler or Dodge vehicles for well over a decade. They need a line up of cars not just one or two. They simply don't exist in the minds of the car buying public.
4. It's coming into the market as the battery powered party is breaking up. Serious questions about EVs have been in the public discourse for a couple of years now. And for anyone with an economic, engineering or scientific background should have been years ahead of that in questioning this course. Do they have any contingency plans? Probably not.

It's probably the end for Chrysler and Dodge. There has just been no investment in products for them. How is the Alfa Tonale doing for Dodge? And Ram (which should have stayed Dodge) and Jeep look like ther're on the ropes. Can anyone afford them? We bought a new car this year and test drove a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Smaller, more expensive and less reliable than what we eventually bought. And the dealership was like a tomb.