With a job title like CEO of Ram Trucks, you’d imagine Tim Kuniskis was born with a love of the American pickup. During a recent Detroit Auto Show interview with Road & Track, however, the executive confirmed he actually doesn’t have what we would call a lifelong passion for the vehicular workhorses.

Kuniskis isn’t the only one. Fortunately for Kuniskis, Chrysler chief executive Chris Feuell is on board. In November, she confirmed a smaller pickup “will be brought to marke

The returning CEO of Ram is still keen on a global mid-sized dual-cab ute to slot in beneath the Ram 1500 pickup.

"We’re a truck brand and we don’t have a compact, we don’t have a mid-size," boss Tim Kuniskis said. "Kinda disingenuous to call me a truck brand, isn’t it?"