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.

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

"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?"

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.