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BREAKING: Former FCA CEO Mike Manley, Is Leaving Stellantis For A New CEO Role!

BREAKING: Former FCA CEO Mike Manley, Is Leaving Stellantis For A New CEO Role!​

Will Run AutoNation, America's Largest Automotive Retailer...​


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Stellantis announced earlier this morning that Mike Manley will step down from his role as Head of Americas to take up the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at AutoNation Inc., America’s largest automotive retailer based in Florida, starting on Monday, November 1st.

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BREAKING: Former FCA CEO Mike Manley, Is Leaving Stellantis For A New CEO Role!

Stellantis announced earlier this morning that Mike Manley will step down from his role as Head of Americas to take up the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at AutoNation Inc., America’s largest automotive retailer based in Florida, starting on Monday, November 1st.
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This was something many saw coming. Mike may have been the best mind in the business, but with Carlos and Stellantis, his talents were inevitably going to be compromised, his vision under a cloud and his ambition limited. I’d have done the same thing if I had his brains, talent, good looks and charming accent, but I surely don’t. You guys knew that I bet. This is a great, great loss, but a tactical win for Stellantis which avoids a war of egos in the upper levels of management and the necessary uniminity in thinking to carry this new business to maturity and profitability. One fear I have is that the Chrysler Group loses its American culture, personality, engineering focus and unique styling themes to a homgonized mind set of stoic corporate uniform close minded think yes sir orgy. A dyed in the wool, blue blooded American hot rod nut car guy must be elevated to an influential position or the predictions of the nay sayers just might come true. How many times have the Europeans been wrong on our domestic market? Hello,can anyone say Fiat 500 L ?
I can try to put lipstick on a pig, but at first blush, my tears of disappointment are messing my eyeliner as corporate makeup anxiety emerges. I bet you guys knew that too. Good luck Mike!
 
Mike isn’t an American but he understood what can make Jeep and Ram more profitable.
What I don’t like about Mike, is that he poached the plans to make Alfa more recognizable.
 
tooo many cooks in the Kitchen.... someone was going to have to move on.
 
bill burke said:
This was something many saw coming. Mike may have been the best mind in the business, but with Carlos and Stellantis, his talents were inevitably going to be compromised, his vision under a cloud and his ambition limited. I’d have done the same thing if I had his brains, talent, good looks and charming accent, but I surely don’t. You guys knew that I bet. This is a great, great loss, but a tactical win for Stellantis which avoids a war of egos in the upper levels of management and the necessary uniminity in thinking to carry this new business to maturity and profitability. One fear I have is that the Chrysler Group loses its American culture, personality, engineering focus and unique styling themes to a homgonized mind set of stoic corporate uniform close minded think yes sir orgy. A dyed in the wool, blue blooded American hot rod nut car guy must be elevated to an influential position or the predictions of the nay sayers just might come true. How many times have the Europeans been wrong on our domestic market? Hello,can anyone say Fiat 500 L ?
I can try to put lipstick on a pig, but at first blush, my tears of disappointment are messing my eyeliner as corporate makeup anxiety emerges. I bet you guys knew that too. Good luck Mike!
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LOL
John Elkann is American.
The you fear losing the “American” is joke, if any side have lost culture it’s the Italian side(no longer base,attention to North America, resources and now the French).
 
Mopar392 said:
Mike isn’t an American but he understood what can make Jeep and Ram more profitable.
What I don’t like about Mike, is that he poached the plans to make Alfa more recognizable.
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I agree. He understood Americans is my point. My worry, that special, intuitive perspective is lost. I see the Chrysler thing, the Alfa Romeo thing and the Lancia thing as biggest challenges ahead. Alfa and Chrysler have new people. Hope they succeed.
 
bill burke said:
I agree. He understood Americans is my point. My worry, that special, intuitive perspective is lost. I see the Chrysler thing, the Alfa Romeo thing and the Lancia thing as biggest challenges ahead. Alfa and Chrysler have new people. Hope they succeed.
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The biggest challenge is the consumer acceptance Electric vehicles given the billions being spent.
 
Back to Manley: Autonation is very big Job, Manley in many ways is going back to his grounds which was Dealership level.

Stellantis Deal Does NOT Happen without Manley, Sergio did have multiple chances at PSA deal.
 
bill burke said:
I agree. He understood Americans is my point. My worry, that special, intuitive perspective is lost. I see the Chrysler thing, the Alfa Romeo thing and the Lancia thing as biggest challenges ahead. Alfa and Chrysler have new people. Hope they succeed.
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Don't forget...

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Head of Ram, Fiat Chrysler sales exits after his whistleblower lawsuit

His exit comes eight months after filing a federal lawsuit alleging FCA had retaliated for his cooperation with investigators probing sales practices
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Considering his latest moves cancelling product launches for Alfa Romeo, good riddance.
I understand if the americans posters have a different opinion because of his work at Ram and Jeep.
 
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