Stellantis NV CEO Antonio Filosa indicated Thursday that Ram will play a major role in the struggling automaker's turnaround effort, thanks to the brand's profit margins, brand equity and global footprint — plus high-profile product plans that include its first full-size SUV and a midsize pickup.

"Ram has many superpowers," Filosa said during a conference organized by Goldman Sachs — including raking in the most profits of any of the automaker's 14 brands.

Some of the brand's superpowers have been unlocked by President Donald Trump's deregulatory push, including a Wednesday Oval Office announcement of plans to drastically relax fuel economy standards. Filosa attended the event and briefly thanked Trump for the rules change.

The looser fuel economy and emissions regulations opened the

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