Recent content by Saltyferret

I don't think "expand" is the correct term.

Saw all this coming 2 years ago. Getting rid of Tavares is the first step. Focusing on quality is the second. Proper funding for programs with the properly trained people is the last. However...Tavares has done so much damage, not sure this corpse can be revived. I hope so.

With the damage Tavares has done, there's not much left. Quality is in the toilet, the work force that's left is waiting to retire or just doesn't care anymore. Too many of those that know how to do what they do, left. Lots full of questionable product no one wants. I really don't think this...

I guess if you want to turn the US into a communist forced labor camp, we could sell $5,000 EVs here too.

Actually, the message is quite clear...Stellantis will gut the US factories and engineering, moving anything he can to 3rd world ****holes in an effort to increase that $39 million paycheck at any cost. All his tactics are geared towards creating the cheapest autos and sell at the highest...

Until Tavares is sent packing, all of Stellantis will continue to suffer.

Actually, it's relocation of assets and control. Design is being sourced over seas. The closing of Auburn Hills is imminent. Plants in the US are retooled with garage sale materials or mothballed. Timing for product development and launch are ridiculously restricted. Underfunded...

Stellantis has been liquidating Dodge/Chrysler day 1. Vehicle engineering will go over seas. Chysler tech center is a ghost town. Chassis designs are already changing to French and Italian styles that are overly complex and expensive to maintain. Everyone I know in the NA Stellantis segment...