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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares announced Tuesday the European Group is delaying the launch of the fully electric Ram pickup truck. The model is now expected to arrive in showrooms in the first half of 2025 as the company continues testing for some more weeks aiming to avoid quality issues, according to Tavares.
“In our company, we want to do it right, and we will bring the car when we consider that the validations are completely done and totally successful,” Stellantis’ chief executive said.
The group unveiled its STLA Frame platform on Tuesday, designed to support full-size trucks and SUVs in three different powertrains: gasoline, hybrid, and electric models.
“Intended to underpin Stellantis full-size pickup trucks, light commercial vehicles and SUVs, STLA Frame vehicles will initially be offered with an innovative propulsion lineup, including a full BEV system and a range-extended electric vehicle (REEV) configuration. STLA Frame can also accommodate internal combustion, hybrid and hydrogen propulsion systems in the future,” the company said in a statement.
During a visit to Stellantis’ plant in western France, Tavares has recently emphasized that his team is closely monitoring the developments in U.S. policy.
“We are very focused on the execution of our plan, despite all the difficult challenges that the industry is facing,” said CEO Carlos Tavares on a media call this Tuesday as initially reported by Reuters.
Back in September, Stellantis sharply lowered its 2024 annual guidance, citing worsening “global industry dynamics” and intensified competition from China.
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