Stellantis has gone established development of what would be Chrysler's first electric car of its kind, is shifting its focus to other forms of electric power.
The Chrysler Airflow concept unveiled in 2022 was to serve as the basis for a production electric SUV, but Mopar Insiders reported earlier this week that development work on the model has been halted. That report cited an email to suppliers saying the program was “suspended until further notice” and that “any spending related to this program should be stopped immediately.”
Chrysler Airflow Concept
A spokesperson for Stellantis confirmed to Green Car Reports that the electric SUV “is temporarily suspended at this time as we assess the market and the needs and demands of our customers.” This means that the Chrysler brand will continue to one van—sold as the Voyager and Pacifica, the latter of which is available with a plug-in hybrid powertrain—in 2025, its 100th anniversary.
A kissed the Pacifica is coming in 2026, the speaker confirmed, followed by a new crossover SUV and a third model based on the Halcyon concept, Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell confirmed in an interview earlier this month. Launched in 2024, the Halcyon is a four-door electric coupe that may appeal to a smaller market than an SUV.
Chrysler Airflow Concept
Chrysler initially said it would launch an electric SUV based on the Airflow concept in 2025, but enthusiasm for the project seemed to wane soon after. In 2023, it is reported that Feuell he ordered a rethink that would dilute the concept's styling and the Airflow name, which refers to a line of Chrysler models from the 1930s that helped introduce aerodynamic design to the automotive industry.
Feuell told Green Car Reports in 2022 that Chrysler was also there building an electric minivanand in an interview at the 2024 LA Auto Show last November, the CEO confirmed that the new model will bear the Pacifica name. It is scheduled to be launched sometime after the updated version of the current Pacifica debuts in 2026.