C ar enthusiast and former CEO Tim Kuniskis has returned to Stellantis after a retirement hiatus of seven months. The move comes amid conglomerate turmoil that is affecting the co

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.”

Well-known Stellantis executive Tim Kuniskis will be returning to the automaker, effective immediately, CNBC has learned.

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

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

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, former head of Dodge and Ram, is returning to Stellantis to lead the Ram Trucks brand, effective immediately, according to sources. His return follows the unexpected resignation of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares last week amid struggles in the North American market.

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.

But he is confident Ram can reverse the course. Ram is down by a whopping 24% in the United States through September. Things are so bad that the US Stellantis National Dealer Council sent an open letter to former CEO Carlos Tavares in September,