The Chrysler Halcyon idea automobile.
Stellantis
DETROIT — Chrysler revealed the course of its future merchandise on Tuesday with a brand new idea automobile referred to as “Halcyon,” because the as soon as outstanding auto firm makes an attempt to drum up consideration amid a dearth of latest merchandise.
The idea automobile is a glossy, future-looking sports activities automobile that is designed to include rising applied sciences reminiscent of autonomous driving and new battery supplies and charging capabilities for electrical autos. It options an up to date Chrysler brand in addition to different design traits that officers say will carry over into manufacturing autos.
Nonetheless, shoppers will doubtless have to attend a bit to buy a brand new Chrysler with such applied sciences or something that doubtlessly resembles the idea automobile.
Following the discontinuation last year of the Chrysler 300 sedan, the model’s sole product is the Chrysler Pacifica minivan, together with a plug-in hybrid electrical mannequin. Apart from an replace to the minivan, Chrysler — owned by Stellantis, the corporate shaped by way of a merger between Fiat Chrysler and French automaker PSA Group — is not anticipated to have a brand new car till subsequent yr.
The Chrysler Halcyon idea automobile.
Stellantis
That new car – a crossover, not a automobile – is anticipated to be Chrysler’s first all-electric vehicle, because the model transitions to completely provide “a full lineup of revolutionary, seamlessly linked” EVs by 2028.
Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell, who began main the model in September 2021, stated the corporate expects to roll out such a lineup of autos “in fast succession” after the EV crossover subsequent yr.
She stated Chrysler’s dad or mum corporations didn’t spend money on the model “for a really very long time.”
“I might all the time like to have extra and sooner, however I can let you know that over the previous couple of years, we have not solely grown gross sales, we have improved the profitability of the model considerably,” Feuell stated.
She stated regardless of slower-than-expected adoption of the EV sales within the U.S., the corporate stays on monitor for its transition.
Feuell stated the model, which offered roughly 144,000 autos final yr within the U.S. and Canada, “made an excellent revenue” in 2023. These earnings will help in funding the longer term autos impressed by the Halcyon idea, she stated.
The Chrysler Halcyon idea automobile.
Stellantis
Automakers routinely use idea autos to gauge buyer curiosity or present the longer term course of a car or model. The autos usually are not meant to be offered to shoppers.
The Halcyon idea automobile boasts “concord in movement” and sustainability rules, in line with a number of officers. The car is constructed on one in all Stellantis’ next-generation EV platforms. It contains artificial supplies somewhat than leather-based; 45% glass floor exterior; and makes use of 95% sustainable inside supplies, together with crushed compact discs, or CDs, because the Chrysler brand on the entryway of the car.
The automobile is the most recent idea from Chrysler following a minivan-like “Portal” car in 2017, Airflow crossover in 2022 and “Synthesis Cockpit” demonstrator in 2023.
The Halcyon was scheduled to be revealed on the CES tech commerce present in January, nevertheless Stellantis canceled these plans in addition to different occasions to avoid wasting capital.
The Chrysler Halcyon idea automobile.
Stellantis
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