TURIN – Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne skirts the issue of succession, predicts a rational settlement to growing trade disputes and declares a future for the Chrysler and Dodge brands in North America during a wide-ranging question and answer session here at the automaker’s Capital Markets Day briefing.

In addition to taking questions from financial analysts, Marchionne was joined by John Elkann, chairman of controlling stakeholder Exor, in a meeting with the media following the event. Among the highlights: