Former Aston Martin designer Henrik Fisker would not be drawn on the car’s body shape but promised something radical. “The only thing that makes it a car is that it has four wheels and needs to be certified as a car,” he said.
The Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using its name on two high-volume vehicles. Though the brand hasn’t agreed to do that, the two sides expect to continue talking.
The automaker’s decision to add at least a third PHEV nameplate to its U.S. lineup next year bucks a trend that has seen other automakers pull back their offerings as full battery-electric vehicles proliferate.
The automaker is facing a $900 million recall to replace battery systems in 82,000 vehicles.
The Stellantis CEO said the problem was primarily not labor costs but production costs on FCA models that did not sell in anticipated numbers.