A choice by the new boss of Stellantis that speaks volumes about his change of strategy?

[Bili]

But beware, the "new" Stellantis could review its technological synergy strategies. It has long been said that the strengths of the group's Italian brands take a dim view of the gradual replacement of their technologies by those whose roots come from PSA (especially with the Puretech scandal having tarnished the image of the group's gasoline engines in Europe). And the recent appointment of the new president and CEO Antonio Filosa , a long-time executive of FCA and head of Stellantis USA before his change of position, could lead to a redistribution of technical choices within the group.

He has just specified that he will be working from the United States (at the American headquarters in Detroit), while Carlos Tavares was based in Europe. The management of Stellantis' American brands had been heavily criticized in recent years, and this choice also serves as a reminder that improving the team's performance on the other side of the Atlantic remains a priority. There, the Chrysler brand must be rebuilt, Jeep sales improved, Dodge consolidated, and Ram supported. Given Antonio Filosa's track record, we can also imagine that he may revisit the technological trade-offs between PSA's former brands and those of FCA. For example, with new gasoline powertrains designed in Italy rather than France? All of this will obviously be very interesting to follow.

Un choix du nouveau patron de Stellantis qui en dit long sur son changement de stratégie ?

Alors que l’ancien président de Stellantis Carlos Tavares pilotait le groupe depuis le Vieux continent, son nouveau président-directeur général préfère se baser de l’autre côté de l’Atlantique. L’époque où c’est la technologie de l’ancien PSA qui s’imposait aux autres marques du groupe est...

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[Bili]

Unfortunately powertrain development takes a lot of time and a lot has been lost due to Manley and especially due to Tavares. Damage is irreversible.

I repeat something which I typed on another forum. Combined FCA+PSA marker share in Europe once reached almost 25% while now it's around 16%.
At the same time and period major competitors #1 VAG and #3 Renault Groupe have not lost or have gained market share.

In my opinion bad products, botched launches as BEV only and above all problematic Peugeot PureTech engine are responsible for this.
This is a 1.2 3 cylinder turbo petrol engine which in previous iterations had belt in oil bath which resulted with many issues. Now it has chain but damage has been done and we still have some old versions on the market.

At the same time FCA had brand new GSE has 1.0 I3, 1.3 I4 and 1.5 I4. I said had because it's being retired from Europe while it will be on use in South America.