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Stellantis was a dying brand. Is it back?

Stellantis : The mega-merger giant that has been under fire by enthusiasts as the dull, corporate custodian of dying European marques, churning out badge-engineered crossovers with souls as empty as an abandoned dealership showroom. This year, however, they pulled off a massive statement, unveiling a fleet of six daring concept cars that promise to injection-mold raw soul back into their struggling portfolio. Here's my hypothesis for this article:  Does the new wave of Stellantis concepts breathe new life into the dying company?  Let's break down each car to find out. Citroën 2CV Concept The original 1948 Citroën 2CV was an exercise in extreme utilitarianism, “an ultra-affordable ‘tin snail’ built so two farmers could haul a basket of un-cracked eggs across a freshly plowed field”. The new 2CV Concept stays fiercely loyal to that low-cost ethos, re-imagining the basic transport prompt as an accessible, light-footprint EV aimed at a €15,000 starting price. Design-wise, it drop...