Chrysler’s latest move under private equity ownership has been a restructuring of the product development organisation which will include the expansion of engineering work in China, India, Eastern Europe and Mexico.
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The automaker has established separate product teams for Jeep; Dodge trucks; cars (full-size and current mid-size) and minivans; future mid-size vehicles for sale worldwide; and the performance-oriented Street and Racing Technology (SRT) brand.
Chrysler will also increase its focus on driving commonality and the re-use of vehicle components through a strengthened core components and process organisation.
Daniel Knott will head Jeep development – he most recently was in charge of product development core components, processes and international engineering.
Scott Kunselman heads the truck product team. He was previously in charge of the body-on-frame product team.
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By GlobalDataLarry Lyons has moved from heading front wheel drive product development to lead the car and minivan product team which will develop all current midsize segment vehicles, minivans and future fullsize vehicles.
Michael Donoughe will head development of future midsize products, which Chrysler sees as an important vehicle category worldwide. He most recently specialised in body on frame products and was the core team leader, product development.
Kipp Owen remains director of Street and Racing Technology (SRT) programmes.
Supporting roles include Mark Chernoby as vice president – core components, processes and international engineering, overseeing the development of common processes and shared components and managing Chrysler’s expanding engineering operations in China, India, Eastern Europe and Mexico. He most recently headed advance vehicle engineering.
James Issner has been named vice president – advance vehicle engineering, responsible for integrating new and emerging technologies into Chrysler’s future vehicles.
“[The changes] will better align our efforts with the platform team and our customers’ requirements,” said Chrysler product development head Frank Klegon.
“This will also ensure consistent component-sharing practices, and drive commonality and best-practice adoption across our vehicle lines.”
