Stellantis has filed a trademark utility within the U.S. for the title Halcyon, possible to be used on an upcoming idea automobile.
The applying, which was filed with the USA Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on Oct. 25, covers use of the title on “motor autos, particularly idea motor autos.” Automakers typically trademark names simply in case they wish to use them on future manufacturing automobiles, however the particular reference to idea autos is noteworthy.
Stellantis STLA Medium platform
It is unclear what Stellantis idea would possibly get the Halcyon title, however the title itself implies one thing retro. Merriam-Webster defines halcyon as and adjective for “an idyllic time up to now that’s remembered as higher than as we speak.”
It is also possible that the Halcyon idea will probably be electrical, in line with Stellantis’ present EV push. Stellantis is late to the EV sport—significantly within the U.S. the place predecessor firm Fiat Chrysler Cars (FCA) resisted electrification—however the firm hopes to catch up quick. It at the moment targets 50% U.S. EV gross sales by 2030 and 100% EV gross sales in Europe by the identical date.
Stellantis STLA Medium platform
Whether it is electrical, the brand new idea may use certainly one of 4 extremely modular platforms—STLA Small, STLA Medium, STLA Giant, and STLA Body—introduced by Stellantis in 2021. The STLA Medium platform would be the first to enter manufacturing, debuting this 12 months below the redesigned Peugeot 3008 compact crossover.
The primary of this new wave of EVs for the U.S. will embody the Ram 1500 REV pickup truck and a muscle automobile based mostly on the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT idea—each due in 2024—in addition to the Jeep Recon and Wagoneer S SUVs. An electrical crossover for Chrysler is scheduled to launch in 2025, though the model indicated earlier this 12 months that this mannequin was getting an entire rethink.
