Stellantis: Key brands, global expansion and challenges for automakers
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- Dodge CEO Matt McAleer will lead Chrysler and Alfa Romeo in North America.
- His appointment follows the resignation of former Chrysler CEO and Alfa Romeo president Chris Foer.
- The company announced that Feuer had left the company for “personal reasons.”
Dodge CEO Matt McAleer plans to add two more companies to his purview following the resignation of Chris Feuer, Chrysler CEO and head of Alfa Romeo North America.
McAleer has worked for Stellantis-owned brands for 13 years and also has experience at Chrysler. The company announced in a Thursday, March 5, news release that he was responsible for the launch of the new 2016 Chrysler Pacifica. With Dodge, Mr. McAleer has led the launch of the new generation Dodge Charger with both electric and internal combustion powertrains.
He will take over the role previously held by Mr. Feuer, who the company said “chose to leave the company for personal reasons.” Mr. Feuer previously oversaw Chrysler as CEO and also led Alfa Romeo’s North American operations.
Feuer told the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, that he was leaving with “tremendous gratitude” and to spend more time with his family.
“The decision to leave Stellantis was not easy, but I needed to leave to focus on my family,” Foer wrote in a message. “I leave with tremendous gratitude and full confidence in the talented team I have built and had the privilege of working with.”
Just three weeks ago, Stellantis praised Feuer on its LinkedIn page and congratulated her on winning the Women in Automotive Industry Award at the Chicago Auto Show.
Chrysler, once the most profitable name in the auto industry, has now shrunk to offering just one style of vehicle: the minivan. The brand will discontinue production of the Chrysler 300 sedan in 2023 and currently only sells the Voyager and Pacifica minivans.
Chrysler sold approximately 126,373 vehicles in 2025, an increase of 1% from the previous year. Alfa Romeo sold 5,652 cars in 2025, 36% less than the previous year’s total of 8,865.
Liam Rapley covers Stellantis and the UAW for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him: LRappleye@freepress.com.
