Carlos Tavares leaves Stellantis after making controversial decisions, including sidelining the legendary Hemi V8 engine.
Carlos Tavares, who resigned as CEO of Stellantis last week, leaves behind a legacy of polarizing decisions. Among them, sidelining the Hemi V8 engine, despite strong internal and external opposition, remains one of the most controversial.Although the Hemi V8 engine is still available as a crate engine and on certain chassis-separated models , it has been dropped from the Stellantis passenger car range.
An anonymous employee claimed that the executive acted like he knew everything and didn't listen to advice. The source added that Tavares blamed American executives for the company's problems without acknowledging his own mistakes.Tavares, whose salary was nearly $40 million last year, has been temporarily replaced by a 10-person committee headed by John Elkann. Meanwhile, Stellantis is looking for a successor capable of turning things around.
Tim Kuniskis, known for popularizing the Hemi and Dodge muscle cars, retired in May, but has been recalled to take up the position of Ram CEO.
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