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.

Carlos Tavares resigned under pressure on Sunday, December 1, and Tim Kuniskis rejoined the company a week later, on Monday December 9, as Ram Brand CEO, his old job. Kuniskis returns to a different company,

The last small Ram pickup sold in the US was the Dakota. The truck shared a platform with the Dodge Durango SUV and was discontinued in 2011. In its final years, sales dropped from a high of 177,000 to just 12,000. The small truck market fell apart during that time, as the trucks were barely more efficient or cheaper than full-sized offerings.

"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?"

While there's a small chance of the HEMI V8's return to the Ram 1500, it will take a bit of time, or so alludes returning chief exec Tim Kuniskis

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.