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Chrysler Is 'Back On,' Stellantis Design Boss Gilles Says

The famous American brand is a century old, and the head of design says its future is looking bright. Chrysler turns 100 years old this year, and while the highlight of the long-stagnant brand's first triple-digit birthday celebration is just a Pacifica 100th Anniversary Edition (seen above), the man behind what future cars from the brand will look like promises much better things are coming. “I’ll put it very bluntly, we’re back on with Chrysler,” Ralph Gilles, Stellantis design chief, told Road & Track at a media gathering celebrating the brand’s 100 years. What does that mean, practically speaking? “We set up a [design] studio,” Gilles continued. ”We didn’t have a Chrysler studio, it was kind of coupled in with the Dodge studio, so we set up a separate Chrysler studio." "The studio that we set up about a year and a half ago, we’ve been just going nuts in there, looking at concepts.”
Posted: 06/05/2025 at 11:28 AM ET

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Chrysler Is 'Back On,' Stellantis Design Boss Gilles Says
EDGEMAN 06/05/25 11:28 AM ET
Wish they'd bring back the SRT8 Jeep Grand Cherokee.... **
Vtskier1 06/05/25 01:54 PM ET
They should bring back Plymouth, especially The Fury and Super Bee. **
section11hokie 06/05/25 01:19 PM ET
And make them RWD with a V8 under the hood!
EDGEMAN 06/05/25 01:21 PM ET
Agreed, Maybe the 6 speed manual like the one in the new Dodge Challengers**
section11hokie 06/05/25 01:26 PM ET
FWIW our BraunAbility Toyota Sienna arrived from California on Monday...
Major Kong 06/05/25 01:04 PM ET
Stellantis can't even design a Wrangler sun visor that doesn't break
Happy Dog 06/05/25 12:40 PM ET
Seriously. What he really needs is a reliability studio**
MAHokie69 06/05/25 02:54 PM ET
For real!
Happy Dog 06/06/25 04:46 AM ET
If they aren't going to design a sun visor that lasts...
EDGEMAN 06/05/25 01:19 PM ET
I know the answer to this!
Happy Dog 06/05/25 01:49 PM ET
Honda Pilot all the way....**
UTPr0sim 06/05/25 01:02 PM ET
Our 2010 is still doing great.**
AZHokie59 06/05/25 04:29 PM ET
I have a 2006 Pilot still running
Happy Dog 06/05/25 01:10 PM ET
Still driving a 2007 Pilot. Best vehicle I've ever owned
Hokie Fiji 06/05/25 01:55 PM ET
That reminds me...saw a vehicle with an independent dealer tag that...
EDGEMAN 06/05/25 02:26 PM ET
I really liked the size of the earlier Pilots...
EDGEMAN 06/05/25 01:24 PM ET
Pilot has had an unflattering evolution
Happy Dog 06/05/25 01:44 PM ET
My wife drives a '21 GCL. She loves it, and it's had no problems so far in
Brown Water 06/05/25 12:55 PM ET
Wow looks exactly like my first Dodge Caravan in 1989...**
UTPr0sim 06/05/25 11:54 AM ET
Guess their design studio hasn't changed much since then...
EDGEMAN 06/05/25 12:19 PM ET