In his time as the head of Dodge, he spearheaded the launch of the Hellcat models and previewed its first-ever all-electric muscle car, the Charger Daytona. Demand is allegedly high for the gas-powered Charger Sixpack that Dodge is moving up production to get it in people’s hands. Care to guess who planted the seed?

Troubled automaker Stellantis has decided that its Ram brand needs its own executive, so it is bringing back an executive who retired this year when CEO Carlos Tavares was still running the company.

A Stellantis representative has responded to Car and Driver's request for comment on Tim Kuniskis's return to the company. They said in an email, "Tim is back effective Monday [Dec. 9]. We made a few other organizational moves on Monday.

The popular executive retired in the spring. Now he's back leading the truck brand during a period of upheaval for the automaker.

Kuniskis retired in May but is stepping back into leadership as the company grapples with a drop in Ram pickup sales.

Kuniskis copped to the fact that “...it’s all light duty dragging us down,” admitting that the company has been experiencing severe production delays in getting the next Ram LD to market. The newly minted CEO also expressed frustration of a personal nature, confiding “I don’t even have my RHO yet.”

Troubled automaker Stellantis has decided that its Ram brand needs its own executive, so it is bringing back an executive who retired this year when CEO Carlos Tavares was still running the company.

Tim Kuniskis returns to Stellantis as Ram CEO after retirement, signaling strategic changes during Stellantis' transitional leadership phase.