Francois Castaing, engineering ace behind Chrysler's 1990s hits, dies at 78

Francois Castaing — Francois Castaing, in May 1988, in his Chrysler office in Highland Park, Mich. He played a leading role in developing and engineering Chrysler's biggest hits of the 1990s such as the company's three minivans, the Dodge Ram and Viper, the Neon and multiple Jeeps. (AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)

July 28, 2023 06:28 PM

French engineer Francois Castaing, along with product development ace Bob Lutz, design chief Tom Gale and several other key executives were part of a dream team of brash, scrappy leaders that turned Chrysler into America's hottest car company in the 1990s.

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