Under the Stellantis umbrella, the company's Chief Design Officer Ralph Gilles oversees the design of 14 brands' worth of vehicles, including heralded nameplates like Jeep , Citroën, Alfa Romeo, Peugeot and Lancia.

It's not a task for the weary, especially in the age of digitization, powertrain prioritization shuffles and economic headwinds.

With the recent appointment of company CEO Anthony Filosa, the way of doing business within the company is changing, from top to bottom. The themes of changes, now happening at a marketing and sales levels, also are happening in design, Gilles told Newsweek .

"Number one is giving the team autonomy. It's very important that the regional designers who live and breathe that society every day have a big, big say. My job is to make sure we're learni

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