Former Fiat Chrysler chief Mike Manley quits Stellantis

Mike Manley, the Fiat Chrysler main who guided the Italian-American automaker's merger with PSA to signifier Stellantis, is stepping away, the institution announced connected Tuesday.

Manley, who had replaced Sergio Marchionne astatine the helm of Fiat Chrysler pursuing his abrupt departure, volition instrumentality implicit arsenic caput of large US car dealership web AutoNation successful November, according to the statement.

Manley astir precocious served arsenic Stellantis' Americas manager pursuing its enactment successful January.

"I was fortunate to cognize Mike archetypal arsenic a competitor, past arsenic a spouse and workfellow successful the instauration of Stellantis, but astir importantly, ever arsenic a friend," Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said.

Manley said that "After 20 incredible, challenging and enjoyable years, and with Stellantis disconnected to specified a beardown commencement nether Carlos' leadership, it is clip for maine to unfastened a caller chapter."

Manley arrived astatine the caput of Jeep successful 2009 arsenic the US car assemblage weathered the tempest brought connected by the global fiscal crisis.

The discreet Briton managed to revive the legendary American marque earlier taking implicit the absorption of Ram, which produces ample pickups, successful 2015.

The companies were portion of the Chrysler Group, which officially merged with Fiat successful 2014.

Following the tie-up, Manley established himself arsenic 1 of the executives closest to Marchionne, and succeeded him erstwhile helium had to permission his station for wellness reasons successful July 2018 and passed distant conscionable days later.

At AutoNation, helium volition regenerate Mike Jackson, who is retiring aft starring the company for 22 years.

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