https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/sergio-marchionne-fiat-chrysler-ferrari-ceo-dead-66/ > It was only last Saturday where it was revealed that Marchionne had become incapacitated by medical issues and that he was stepping down from his CEOship of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ferrari and CNH Industrial. > The charismatic executive took the helm of serially embattled automaker Fiat in 2004, and was the driving force of the acquisition of then-bankrupt Detroit automaker Chrysler, which the Italian company announced in 2009 on the heels of the financial crisis. In 2013, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV was born.