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Tim Kuniskis retires from Dodge #3233362
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Not a good sign. If you dont know him, he was instrumental in getting the hellcat green lit, scat packs etc. I assume the French overlords are making it unbearable to work there anymore

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/d...months-after-unveiling-electric-charger/

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Well that's not good,maybe a good time to jump ship. drive


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Wouldn’t those be Italian Overlords?

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Originally Posted by Pacnorthcuda
Wouldn’t those be Italian Overlords?


Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is no more. The newly formed company "Stellantis" is FCA and PSA merged together. Most of the FCA leadership left and its basically the French side running things, the CEO came from that side etc. It blatantly obvious they have no clue about the North American market. I dont even give the merger 10 years

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Ur wright if it last that long!A French car com eekpany in the United States? laugh2let's see the Renault Le car..Chryslers Eagle brand... down drive


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Peugeot the last french car to leave the us...1991 penguin

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Re: Tim Kuniskis retires from Dodge [Re: Dart 500] #3233384
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Originally Posted by Dart 500
Originally Posted by Pacnorthcuda
Wouldn’t those be Italian Overlords?


Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is no more. The newly formed company "Stellantis" is FCA and PSA merged together. Most of the FCA leadership left and its basically the French side running things, the CEO came from that side etc. It blatantly obvious they have no clue about the North American market. I dont even give the merger 10 years


Thanks….I didn’t know about the French…………connection.

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Originally Posted by rdrnr6970
Peugeot the last french car to leave the us...1991 penguin


Thats who the French side is, Peugeot and some other weird brands you've never heard of is PSA group. I know the FCA guys were just looking to merge and dump, they even hit up GM years back.

Funny none of them think Chrysler can survive on their own, yet its Jeep, Ram and Dodge profits that fund the Eurotrash stuff until they mismanage them into the ground

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The dealer I’m at has not sold a single Hornet yet….

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what i'm wondering is, since they got rid of Mr. Kuniskis, when is the "french connection" going to bring back the hugo ? biggrin
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Originally Posted by J_BODY
The dealer I’m at has not sold a single Hornet yet….
Why do you think this is? I can't say I understand the poor sales of these but I don't know them intimately either. While I'm not a fan of vehicles in that segment, to me it looks pretty nice styling wise and powerful version for it's class.


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Originally Posted by moparx
what i'm wondering is, since they got rid of Mr. Kuniskis, when is the "french connection" going to bring back the hugo ? biggrin
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When is it going to bring back the Simca?


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Originally Posted by 6PakBee
Originally Posted by moparx
what i'm wondering is, since they got rid of Mr. Kuniskis, when is the "french connection" going to bring back the hugo ? biggrin
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When is it going to bring back the Simca?



early simca's ar GREAT with a first gen 392 Hemi with a blower, set back enough so one has to drive from the back seat ! boogie
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"Kuniskis is leaving at a difficult time for the brands he oversaw. Ram sales declined 26 percent"

Yep, that's what happens when you take the Market leading 4th Gen Ram and turned it into the brutally ugly toyota Clone we have today.

Useless Meathead, don't let the 2 doors of a Regular Cab Ram hit you in the ass on the way out. Anything will be an upgrade from this Glorified Used-Car Salesman.


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Originally Posted by Dart 500
Not a good sign. If you dont know him, he was instrumental in getting the hellcat green lit, scat packs etc. I assume the French overlords are making it unbearable to work there anymore

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/d...months-after-unveiling-electric-charger/


My guess? The French are getting out of the hot rod business.

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Originally Posted by larrymopar360
Originally Posted by J_BODY
The dealer I’m at has not sold a single Hornet yet….
Why do you think this is? I can't say I understand the poor sales of these but I don't know them intimately either. While I'm not a fan of vehicles in that segment, to me it looks pretty nice styling wise and powerful version for it's class.


Local dealer sold 4. One went back under the Lemon Law, two spend most of their time languishing in the service department and the 4th has never been heard from. Local salesman tries his best to encourage people to look at something (anything) else.


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Originally Posted by Grizzly


"Kuniskis is leaving at a difficult time for the brands he oversaw. Ram sales declined 26 percent"

Yep, that's what happens when you take the Market leading 4th Gen Ram and turned it into the brutally ugly toyota Clone we have today.

Useless Meathead, don't let the 2 doors of a Regular Cab Ram hit you in the ass on the way out. Anything will be an upgrade from this Glorified Used-Car Salesman.


Tim had nothing to do with the Rams design, he was just brought in during the 11th hour to help try and sell them at the ridiculous marked up prices. Tavares has been firing people for not being able to keep 2019 level sales at current doubled prices. I figure Tim was given 2 options and chose "to retire" (the guy is like 50, so I royally doubt he's retiring)

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Considering he's been with the company for his working career, 1992 to 2024, 32 years would put his age at early to mid 50s.

https://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?id=11811

Maybe a little too early to retire?

Maybe he's not happy with the direction the company is going?

Maybe he was given a choice that was easy for him?

Who knows. He's done well as far as I'm concerned.

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Originally Posted by moparmike1
Considering he's been with the company for his working career, 1992 to 2024, 32 years would put his age at early to mid 50s.

https://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?id=11811

Maybe a little too early to retire?

Maybe he's not happy with the direction the company is going?

Maybe he was given a choice that was easy for him?

Who knows. He's done well as far as I'm concerned.


GM isnt giving straight answers on whether Pontiac is coming back or not off that full page ad that was just in C&D. Rumor is Tim went there to head the come back, which if true, is to take over for the hellcat business with new supercharged Firebirds







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