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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE

HUMAN RESOURCES

E U R O S T A R S
❙ AWARD:

Project Leader/Individual Car

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Car Division CEO

❙ AWARD:

European Region Leader

GUNNAR HERRMANN
❙ TITLE: Ford Vehicle Line Director,

JEROME OLIVE
❙ TITLE: Dacia Managing Director ❙ AGE:

COLIN DODGE
❙ TITLE: Nissan Board Member; Chief

Global C-segment Platform
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s a keen cook, Gunnar Herrmann loves to serve a tasty paella to his family. But lately the veteran engineer isn’t spending too much time in the kitchen. Instead, Herrmann is creating the master recipe for Ford’s C-segment compact architecture that will underpin 10 vehicles. The platform is a key part of Ford CEO Alan Mulally’s One Ford plan to leverage the automaker’s global scale. Herrmann said the strategy has energized Ford’s product development plan. “Being global doesn’t mean being the same,” Herrmann told Automotive News Europe. “Cars built on the platform are being styled to meet local market demands. For instance, in China, we add a lot of chrome.” Among the cars based on the platform is the latest Focus. Herrmann was body engineering manager for the original Focus that debuted in 1998. He has had a major role in the evolution of the car over three vehicle generations. He said a major change since the first Focus is the number of different models that are now spun off a single platform. “In the past, we built three- or five-door cars from a platform. Now we can have a minivan like the C-Max, an SUV, a van like the Transit Connect or a high-performance car like the Focus ST.” The German native joined Ford in 1986. He has been Ford of Europe’s C-Car vehicle line director since 2002. He developed a love of cooking alongside his passion for cars. But, said Herrmann, while you can experiment in the kitchen, you can’t with cars. “If you ruin a meal, you can start again,” Hermann said. “If you mess up a car, it takes years to recover.” ■

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acia is one of the automotive industry’s biggest success stories, and Jerome Olive is making sure the Renault subsidiary’s positive momentum continues. Olive, who joined Dacia as managing director in 2009, played a key role in the successful launch of the Duster, which started in April 2010. The brand’s first crossover surpassed the 70,000-unit sales plateau at the end of June. The Duster also finished the first half of this year as France’s No. 10-selling car and second most purchased crossover. Since Olive arrived at Dacia’s headquarters in Pitesti, Romania, the low-cost brand’s sales have risen above the 300,000-unit threshold twice, peaking at a record high of 348,630 in 2010. That’s a massive increase from the 22,833 Dacia Logan sedans sold when Renault relaunched the brand in 2004 Dacia benefited from government-funded car-scrapping programs offered in Europe in 2009 and 2010 to prop up vehicle sales during the global economic crisis. Customers looking to maximize the effect of the thousands of euros in incentives targeted low-cost cars such as the Logan, Sandero and Duster. As Dacia continues to expand, it will be crucial for the automaker to have someone with manufacturing in his blood, which is something Olive offers. He started at Renault’s Sandouville, France, plant in 1982 after earning his engineering degree from ICAM in France. In 1996, he moved to Renault’s Douai, France, factory. As head of the body-inwhite assembly department, he helped start production of one of Renault’s most successful models, the first-generation Scenic. Olive was promoted to plant director at Douai in 2004. ■

Performance Officer; Chairman Africa, Middle East, India and Europe unit, Head of the Americas region
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issan is one of Europe’s hottest brands and much of its success is due to Colin Dodge. In 2010, the Japanese automaker’s topranked executive for Europe helped Nissan post its highest market share in Europe since 1995. In a flat market, Nissan reported that its 2010 volume rose 13 percent to 547,000 vehicles in Europe (including Russia and Turkey) giving it a 3.1 percent share, up from 2.8 percent in 2009. It was the third consecutive year of European market share growth. Nissan’s momentum continued in the first half with European sales up 17 percent to 246,565 units, according to industry association ACEA. Under Dodge’s guidance, game-changing models such as the Qashqai and Juke crossovers have exceeded expectations, giving Nissan the confidence to publicly warn Toyota that it better watch its back in Europe. Toyota surpassed Nissan as the bestselling Japanese brand in Europe in 1998, but Nissan believes it can take the crown back within three years. It is bullish because of its young lineup (10 new or refreshed models have debuted since March 2010) and fast-growing dealer network (400 new sales points will be active within three years). Dodge started his Nissan career at the company’s plant in Sunderland, England, in 1984 as a paint shop manager. By 2003, the Englishman was the managing director of Nissan’s UK operations, including the Sunderland factory. He has been Nissan’s head of Europe, India, Africa and the Middle East for the last two years. ■

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Automotive News Europe - September 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Automotive News Europe - September 2011

Automotive News Europe - September 2011
Letter from the Editor
Contents
Letter from the Publisher
Decade of dominance
Market meltdown
Share shift
Clash of the titans
Dr. Z’s attack plan
Gaining ground
Defending the crown
Product fireworks
Dealership delight
Leaner, greener, more high-tech
Double test
Ahead of plan
Russian revolution
Management makeover
The ‘other’ Carlos
Europe’s biggest suppliers
Bosch gets stronger
Steering to success
Big business with safety
Cheaper carbon fiber
Shifting gears
Conti’s challenges
Suppler innovations
People on the move
Meet the Eurostars
French face-lift
So far, so good
Little cars, big battle
SUVs, premium cars rise
Chevy’s centennial
Happy 15th
Legends on wheels
New kind of dealer
MG’s fresh start
Missing in action
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Automotive News Europe - September 2011
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Cover2
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Letter from the Editor
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Contents
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 5
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Letter from the Publisher
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Decade of dominance
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Market meltdown
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 9
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 10
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 11
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Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Share shift
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Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Clash of the titans
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Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 23
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Dr. Z’s attack plan
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 25
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Gaining ground
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 27
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Defending the crown
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 29
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Product fireworks
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 31
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 32
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Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Dealership delight
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Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Leaner, greener, more high-tech
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Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Double test
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Ahead of plan
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Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 61
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Russian revolution
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 63
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Management makeover
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 65
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - The ‘other’ Carlos
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 67
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Europe’s biggest suppliers
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 69
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Bosch gets stronger
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 71
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Steering to success
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 73
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Big business with safety
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 75
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Cheaper carbon fiber
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 77
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 78
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 79
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Shifting gears
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 81
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Conti’s challenges
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 83
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Suppler innovations
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 85
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - People on the move
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 87
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Meet the Eurostars
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Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - French face-lift
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - So far, so good
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Little cars, big battle
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - SUVs, premium cars rise
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Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 105
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Chevy’s centennial
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 107
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Happy 15th
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 109
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 110
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Legends on wheels
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Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - New kind of dealer
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - MG’s fresh start
Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - Missing in action
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